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How long can a personal representative wait to probate an estate?

I work in politics and for the next month around 75 hours a week. My father passed away and I was named personal representative by…

May an individual leave me a house after he deceases but stipulate who the house goes to after I pass away?

What is the best way to update an existing Will to include a POA, etc?

I made a Will with an attorney 31 years ago when my daughter was young. It is fine but it does not include any living…

If my mother had a Trust done which included some real estate, will it take precedence over previously executed quit claim deeds that were notarized but never filed?

I have found quit claim deeds made out to all of her children done16 years ago; the Trust was established 8 years ago. The deeds…

If my mother gave my sister power of attorney but wants to make sure that I get her house, can she still put it in my name before she dies and have it be legal?

What can I do if I found a savings bond in my deceased husband’s name?

I want to cash it in for my college bound kids. I took it to the bank with an original copy of the death certificate…

If my grandmother left her house to her 3 sons and only 1 of them had any children and he died, are his children then considered legal heirs also?

If my brother just passed away with no Will, who is entitled to share in his estate?

There are 4 of us siblings but 2 of them have stated that he verbally said that they get everything. They have already taken things…

Does a non-professional, non-institutional trustee of a decedent’s estate have to keep track of hours in order to determine what is a “reasonable” fee?

Or would a percentage of the value of the Trust be acceptable, such as is charged by banks, etc. to serve as trustee? The law…

If I have lived with my disabled mother and cared for her all my 58 years, what happens with her house when she dies?

I recently retired and am her POA. The house is under her name. Her Will, which I as drafted 48 years ago, says that her…