If you inherited the house, you should revoke the POA you gave to your brother and list the house you inherited for sale yourself.

A POA only lasts until you revoke it or die. If your brother is not doing what you want, revoke your POA so he no longer has your authority to do anything with... View More

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answered on Aug 16, 2023

As an heir facing these complex legal issues, it would be advisable to consult with a real estate attorney. A real estate attorney specializes in property matters and can help protect your interests as an heir. They can provide guidance on the actions of the Power of Attorney, ensure that your... View More

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answered on Aug 11, 2023

The authority of an executor to enter an apartment you shared with your mother as a beneficiary depends on the specifics of the situation and the terms of the will. Generally, an executor has a responsibility to manage the estate's assets, which may include securing property and belongings.... View More

As in every other jurisdiction, an appointed Executorix/Executor is charged with the responsibility for collecting, inventorying, and distributing/selling all assets of the Estate.

Your question leaves out most of the relevant facts here (have you blocked the Exec's access, what does... View More

(Continued) If your mother took full title at your father's death (joint tenancy or tenancy by entireties at his death), then at the later death of mother, you as only child took the entire real estate.

Speak to an experienced PA lawyer about your issues, and share the prior Deeds and... View More

If the parents owned the property as joint tenants with right of survivorship, or as tenants by the entireties, the mother acceded to full ownership of the real property upon the father's death.

If the real estate was owned as tenants in common, and there was no father's Will, the... View More

I see no impediment to the Estate's immediate right to possess the real property, and you are, as Executor, the voice of the Estate.

So yes, especially given that you are the heir to the home property, your request for eviction, for at least the given reasons, should be honored.

As a follow-up, from your question, I assumed that the Will naming you as Executor has been presented to and accepted for the opening of a probate case by the Registrar of Deeds/Probate Court.

However, even absent that fact, there is judicial precedent in PA that real property passes to the... View More

I agree with my colleague that you've started out well in Justia (you can find PA lawyers who have done many in PA, as have I).

Many life insurance companies, hoping to sell you whole or term life or health insurance, or disability insurance, or whatever, provide "form"... View More

The key to the answer to your question is the wording of the Will admitted to probate. If the Will states that the beneficiaries take PER STIRPES, meaning, roughly, "branch", then that beneficiary's Estate, wife and children or heirs will take the inheritance. If the Will does not... View More

The timing of probate would not be relevant unless there is something in the Will that would make it relevant. If the beneficiary was living at the time of death of the Testator and survived for any survival period required by the Will, the beneficiary would be entitled to the bequest. If the... View More

I agree with the prior answer by counsel, with a caveats.

When someone, e.g., a bank, a custodian of accounts, refuses to honor a POA, the time to resolve that issue is while the grantor under the POA is still alive. Powers of attorney, even the "durable" sort, expire at death of... View More

The simple answer to your simple question is "No". A quitclaim deed merely transfers whatever interests the grantor has in the realty, not the personalty.

The more difficult question, perhaps, is what all is realty and what is not?

In PA, generally speaking, items so... View More

As your brother's bankrkuptcy was dismissed, for cause, three years ago and no appeal from that dismissal is pending, you may proceed as if the bankruptcy was never filed (there's a specific Bankruptcy Code section that says that).

For that reason, I recommend that you proceed to... View More

Your outcome rests largely with the type of trust you choose. If you retain powers over it, e.g., to terminate it, name a trustee, amend it, etc., whatever you place in the trust will most probably be includable in your Estate. If you divorce yourself from a long-term trust, no retained powers,... View More

If the Trustee ( Execeutor?) is not sharing information with you, you may need to engage your own attorney for Beneficiary Representation to obtain the accounting and release of funds (if that is appropriate). Much may depend on whether your father had a Trust, and this is a Trust Admininstration,... View More

Every asset to which the decedent/Estate is entitled, or outright owns, must be valued and included in the Estate for purposes of taxation and distribution.

An expected benefit from a class action suit, if the decedent was but one of a large class, will probably be disappointing. In my... View More

The Personal Rep has the authority to wrap up the LLC as you describe it. There is a Dissolution process in PA for ending an LLC, which includes collecting all revenues and accounts receivable, paying all costs and debts of the business, getting tax clearances from the Department of Revenue, and... View More

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answered on Apr 1, 2023

You should immediately seek counsel from a Trust and Estate attorney who is familiar with foreclosure actions. You should contact the heirs and open an Estate with the Sussex County Register of Wills or in the County of her residence when she passed away and have the heirs appoint an Adminstrator... View More

A Will, once admitted to probate, and surviving any challenges to validity, distributes assets, and pays debts, existing as of the date of death.

If, prior to death, the testator transfers property to others, then that transfer, assuming it is not invalid, diminishes what is owned at death.... View More