You need to discuss your options with an Arkansas probate lawyer. Your mother's estate may be insolvent and the bills may not need to be paid. The house may be protected depending on how it was titled. You need to discuss your options with a lawyer. You probably are not liable for any of the... View More

You can either file to appoint that person and force them to serve, and if they refuse then you can serve. Or you can file to appoint yourself or someone else, and if that person objects then you can use them refusing as evidence as to why they should not be appointed. You need to talk to an... View More

It depends on what the will says and how the property was titled at your Grandfather's death. It is completely possible that your mother is not telling you the entire truth. It is also possible that your brother did not receive an inheritance, but a gift instead. You need to talk to an... View More

You need to hire an Arkansas Probate lawyer. There are several ways to attack this situation and you understand your options so you can protect your interests.

You need to open a probate. You will most likely need the court to render a decision on who gets the money and probably go through the discovery process to figure out what happened with the money. The small estate affidavit process does not work in contested matters. She may have already filed a... View More

Probate is the process of administering a dead person assets. I am unsure exactly what is happening in your case because I do not have enough information. But generally, you would probate the deceased person's Will and then the estate would deed you the property from the dead person's... View More

A Chapter 7 bankruptcy would most likely help you. You need to talk to a bankruptcy attorney and figure out your options. Chapter 7 would stop the lawsuit and you would get to discharge the money you owe on the car as well as any other dischargeable debts.

There is no time limit to close a probate. However, if the personal representative is not doing what they are supposed to (managing the assets, filing an inventory, filling accounting, etc) then you can file to have those things done and possibly;ly to have the personal representative removed.

There is not a direct answer on that. For a household 6 the income is median income is $84,541. If you are above that income (which you are) you are subject to (you must take and pass) the means test to file Chapter 7. We could run the means test calculation and see of you passed (Ch 7) or failed... View More

You most likely need to speak to a lawyer. Even if the house fits, you may have issues with title once you try to sell. A lot of title companies will require the house to be probated even if it fits within the small estate guidelines.

You should speak to a lawyer about the debts owed and... View More

You need to call a bankruptcy lawyer. Filing bankruptcy will help with all the issues you mentioned in your question.

Yes. You can file Chapter 13 to save the house. Are you the only child? Did anyone else inherit.

You may not need an amendment to do so, if the successor was named in the original trust.

No. First, you have to see how everything is titled. If it was titled as husband as wife, then it will go to you before his children. If it was in his name and he had named beneficiaries, then it will go to the beneficiaries. If it was in his name without beneficiaries, then it will go to his... View More

Yes. I am not sure what happened, but if Adult Protective Services was contacted and found the guardian was not acting appropriately, then you can get the removed. This may not happen automatically. You may have to petition the court and remove the previous guardian and get appointed yourself.

If the estate qualifies as a small estate, then you can settle without opening an estate account. Under the small estate statute items should be delivered to the affiant and the affaint is liable as a trustee to the other heirs and devisees. It also is a practical problem of dealing with banks and... View More

Yes, call your Ch 13 lawyer and discuss converting to a Ch 7.

Yes.

It depends on how it was owned. If it was in the ex-husbands, the child inherits. Get a lawyer and protect the kids rights.

It depends in the language in the trust. The trust could limit the trustee's removal. If you don't have a copy of the trust, you can request one from the trustee. Then go see a lawyer.