Your situation is not unusual, but is certainly a sticky wicket. There are three ways to accomplish your goal.

1. Draft a will leaving a life estate to your wife with the remainder to your daughter. This creates possible accounting night mares if the will is not properly drafted. However,... View More

YES. This needs to be dealt with appropriately before you give away your rights to your father's land. Please contact an attorney specializing in probate work before it is too late.

As song as the will was witnessed by two people when it was signed, the will is valid. It would be better if it also contained a Self Proving Affidavit signed by a notary and meeting Georgia's standards. It would not hurt for you to pay a lawyer for 15-20 minutes time to review your document... View More

You cannot sue for pain and suffering. You can sue for value of the property as well as suing him for interfering with the administration of an estate as an Executor de son Tort.

If your uncle died with a spouse or any children-ever-, then your uncle's siblings will share in his estate. If your parent, who was your uncle's sibling, passed away, you are entitled to inherit your parent's share of your uncle's estate. The same applies to your cousin.

if you die wrongfully in Georgia, the surviving spouse of the deceased person has a right to file a claim for the wrongful death. If she recovers anything. she is required to share the recovery with the deceased's children. The children will get 2/3 of the recovery and the spouse will get... View More

The short answer is yes. You must maintain his share for him. You have to make a diligent search for him. This is an estate expense. Once you have given up trying to locate him, his money must be kept in the estate account. People are presumed dead after 7 years of no one hearing from him. You... View More

It depends on whose name the house is in. If the home is in both parents' names, you will need to open an estate for each. Be aware that if your step siblings had children, they have an interest in the estate

You will not know. Therefore, you should not renounce unless you want nothing to do with the estate. You must count on the beneficiaries to hold the executor's feet to the fire.

You have a mess on your hands. You should never have opened the estate in common form. You cannot transfer real estate with a common form probate. You must open the estate in solemn form. If the will leaves the real estate to you, then you will not need quit claim deeds form your siblings. You... View More

You mention you are an executor. Therefore, there must be a will. If the will gives you the power to sell real estate, you do not need anyone's permission. However, if the minors believe the property sold too cheaply, they can bring suit against you for an improper sale . The safe route is... View More

This is a very fact specific question. In some cases, the father can make a claim for the wrongful death of the child. It depends on the child's age at death and the noncustodial parent's involvement with the child.

Your question is well past complicated. The entire will needs to reviewed by a lawyer specializing in probate law. You compound the issue by discussing grandchildren who might have a conservator. You make no mention of grandchildren as you quote part of the will. This question ought to be... View More

This is a very difficult question to answer. The best answer is that a judge should decide whether the father is entitled to any money. That protects you from an adverse situation if cut the father out and he later sues you and wins.

If your sister was appointed as your conservator by the probate court, she should place all of yiur assets into her name, as your conservator.

An executor has a duty to all beneficiaries to carry out the terms of a will. That does not necessarily mean an executor must sell at the highest price and it would rarely mean they have to sell at appraised price. If you do not like the price a piece of real estate is being sold for, you need to... View More

you can check on land ownership by going to the Deed Room in the County Clerk's office in the county where the land is located. There, you can pull the deeds to see exactly how your father's land has been titled through time.

You should prepare an Administrator's Deed transferring the home from your mother into your name. This assumes you have paid all debts of the estate and have paid all other heirs whatever their inheritance should be. Further, as temporary administrator, you have no authority to transfer real... View More

You probably need a personal injury lawyer or a lawyer specializing in insurance law.

Unless he was granted expanded powers with the Letters of Administration, he has to get court approval to sell the property. He will ultimately be able to sell the home once he gets court approval.