Offering a will for probate and administering the estate when you are not local can be very difficult. We would be happy to assist you with the issues you discussed in your question. There are many good law firms around the Atlanta area, but you want to locate one that specializes in probate... View More

It is if it was signed by him and witnessed by two people.

You can do this on your own if you know how to prepare the kind of deed needed to accomplish your goals. Only you know if you can prepare the proper deed.

You should open your father's estate and hopefully before your step mother dies. Since your father did not have a will, his estate will be divided between your stepmother and your father's children. If you have any siblings, your stepmother will receive 1/3 of your father's estate... View More

Yes, funeral expenses are a first line expense. You should be able to repay those now without waiting any longer.

If your aunt died in Georgia, you will need to open an estate in Georgia. You will then need to contact a KY lawyer to help with transferring the KY land. You may have to open your uncle's estate in the county where he died as well.

This question should be posted to the probate area of law. That said, there is no small estate affidavit in Georgia. If you have been granted Letters of Administration, you should be able to transfer all assets with your Letters.

As your question is worded, it is the estate. As is probably the case, it is the daughter. Most banks add the new signer on as an account owner. Therefore, if she is an account owner, the money is hers. If however, the bank truly added her as having signatory power, but not ownership, then the... View More

While it is legally possible to assign a life estate to another person, all of the requirements listed int eh first life estate remain in place. For instance, if the life estate requires your wife to live on the property, she must continue living on the property.

Assuming you are talking about a Georgia probate matter, if you never took your oath, you were never issued Letters Of Administration. Therefore, there is nothing to invalidate. The order appointing you should have given you a time period in which to take your oath. You should contact the probate... View More

The easy answer is you need an Administrator's Deed to transfer the title to the house. You really need to see a real estate lawyer or a probate lawyer to prepare the deed(s). Since you did not inherit it, it is slightly more complicated than if you inherited it.

How long is a piece of string? Not trying to be smart, but if the trustee agrees, it could take about 10 minutes. If the trustee fights removable, it might drag on for many, many years because of court calendars, etc.

If there are no assets in the estate meaning that there is no money if you sell everything, then you should not open probate.

It would be too difficult to give you specific advice on this issue. You are getting into the world of liability for making wrong decisions. You should hire a lawyer, take all of your documents in to the lawyer and let him give you great advice.

You must file a Petition to Appoint Administrator to secure the funds in the business account for your mother.

Assuming your grandfather died in Georgia, you or any of his heirs can file his will for probate as soon as you have the death certificate. You will file the Will in the probate court of the county where your grandfather died.

The companies should not have placed the money into accounts for the children. You should file for a conservatorship and claim the money. You also should be getting social security checks for the children to replace the child support. You should seek the help of a lawyer with knowledge of these... View More

I'm not sure what "this" is? If you were appointed administrator, you have to run a Notice to Debtors and Creditors in the local newspaper. The ad runs for 4 weeks and generally costs about $80 to run.

Because your mother died without a will, there are no considerations given for what she told others she wanted. Nor do her handwritten notes have any bearing on how her estate is to be distributed. You are required to distribute 1/3 of the estate to her spouse and divide the remaining 2/3 among... View More

You only have to offer the will for probate if there is property needing transfer required by a probate court order. Therefore, all you need to do is file the will with the probate court and tell the judge it is not for probate.