There is no form. You need to file a petition to open safe deposit box for the purpose of inventorying the contents and search for a will.

Everything you have been told is accurate. You can ask the lawyer for a copy of the documents he filed in court to get approval to pay you. You can also ask the probate court for a copy of the document he filed for permission to pay you.

You have two choices. You can probate the will and transfer the real estate to the spouse by way of the Will. You can also have the spouse file a petition for year's support and ask the court to give the house to the spouse. These are the only ways to get the property transferred to the... View More

This is a probate question, not estate planning. The question is very easy to answer until you throw in that last phrase. Whatever you do is going to cause family issues. If you ignore the problem, I assume the auto insurance will lapse, your brother will be arrested eventually for driving an... View More

You are required to file the original will with the probate court, but not for probate. Whether you need to offer it for probate depends on the amount int eh bank account. If there is less than $10,000 in your mother's bank account, the bank should divide the money between you and your... View More

I guess that depends on who you are filing it with. You certainly should file a claim within a year of knowing that someone has passed away. I am not sure if you are asking about opening an estate in probate court, or filing a claim on a life insurance policy or countless other places where a... View More

Georgia does not have a small estate affidavit. However, you can go to each bank and the bank is required to give to the heirs all sums under $10,000 in the bank. This is in accordance with O.C.G.A. 7-1-239. You will need a death certificate and you will need to sign an affidavit the bank will... View More

You really should hire an attorney for some advice about estate administration. That said, it seems your father owned the house by himself. If so, because he died without a will, the house belongs 1/3 to your mom and 2/3 to the children. The children can give their share back to the mother, they... View More

You are not required to sign any documents. If you choose not to sign and return the documents, a sheriff will serve the documents on you. Even then, you are not required to take any action. If you don't object to the will, your signature will allow the process to proceed more smoothly and quicker.

Yes is the short answer.

the divorce is automatically dismissed at his death when you let the superior court know he died. File for administration and ask that county administrator be appointed as personal representative. Wife will inherit all assets. A year's support might be a better option that administration.... View More

It depends on whether all the heirs signed the Acknowledgment of Service and Assent to Probate Instanter. If so, you will have letters in less than a month. If everyone did not sign off, then service has to occur and it will take months to get letters.

Nope. You need to ho to a tag office in the county where your parents lived. Your mom needs to bring the car title and the will. They will put her name only on the title. Then go back ton NC and transfer title to NC.

That might be the best answer you could hope for. Without a will, and assuming your Dad was not married when he died, and you are his only child, you get everything. However, if there are other children who died before your dad, and those children have children, then you will share with those... View More

Trusts should be witnessed and notarized, not necessarily to be effective, but to insure the trust's ability to transact business moving forward. If the trust is going to transfer land, then it needs to be notarized. The presence of a witness further ratifies the validity of the trust. A... View More

You can file for guardianship at any time. Certainly, if you are worried about SSI or other benefits flowing to your child when he reaches adulthood, you should start now. The process takes about 2 months. We usually start seeing people when the child is about 17 1/2 to start helping with the... View More

If the question is "What's next?", then a new person has be be appointed executor or administrator. Thst person will then sue your grandfather and your sister for return of the property.

Your sister's children would be the appropriate people to contact regarding the handling of the estate. Her husband is not an heir to your mother's estate. However, you need to determine whether the Will requires bequests to your sister to be paid to her heirs.

The time to respond varies depending on the type of notice. It could be as few as 10 days or as many as 30 days.

You should file an objection to the Petition for Year's Support. You also should file a claim against the estate for he money you paid the LLC.