You may need to get a new executor appointed depending on the status of the estate and remaining assets. You should consult with a probate attorney.

The deed is probably still valid assuming the owners under the deed have not sold their interest in the meantime.

Probate is usually opened where the person was domiciled, meaning his usual place of residence. If he was just vacationing or on a trip in Arizona, then that would not normally be enough to open a probate here. On the other hand, you may need an Arizona proceeding if he had any property in Arizona,... View More

You can try going back to the title company to see if they will fix it. However, you will probably need to file a probate. Depending on the circumstances, your husband's estate may qualify as a small estate; or if it has been more than two years, then you may be able to do a tardy probate,... View More

Usually, the inventory would be sent to the beneficiaries at the same time it is filed with the court. If the inventory was filed with the court, then you can request a copy from the court. It is possible that your sister or her attorney merely overlooked sending you a copy, and you could contact... View More

You can apply for a guardianship for your father. The court has forms for a basic guardianship; you can also hire an attorney to help. You will need to notify your brother-in-law of the proceedings if he is named as your dad's agent under a power of attorney.

You can probably get a copy from the State. If the will have been probated, then the county court will have it on file, and you can request it from the clerk. There is also a small possibility that it is recorded with the county recorder's office.

If the house is auctioned for more than is owed, then the excess proceeds should be turned over to the trust. You would still receive your share from those excessive proceeds. The downside is that houses usually sell for less than at auction than they would in a private sale.

Having her on the deed is a good step. If the deed states that you own it jointly with rights of survivorship, then she will become the sole owner upon your death. This, however, does not remove or invalidate the mortgage in any way. The debt will still need to be paid.

The short answer is probably yes. It depends on the specific amounts and what debts may be owed still. Some personal representatives and attorney do not like to do partial distributions however, and prefer to do a single distribution of all the remaining assets.

If you name is on a deed as a grantee, then you probably have some ownership interest in the property. You would need to talk with an attorney or title company regarding the specifics.

Because the proceeding is in Texas, you would need to consult with a Texas probate attorney.

The estate planning laws are different. However, Arizona will generally recognize a will that is validly executed in another state. You may still want to consult an attorney about your estate plan and documents.

Depending on what documents were shredded and how the contents of the documents would have changed the probate process, you can contest the probate and try to establish the content of the documents by other means. Perhaps the drafting attorney retained a copy.

You should contact the executor who hired you and seek payment from the estate or him or her directly.

If you are both on the deed with rights of survivorship, then upon the death of the first spouse, the survivor will automatically become the sole owner. However, this done eliminate liens or mortgages that may be against the property. Those will still apply.

You need to list everything that is part of the estate including items given in the will. However, you can use broad categories for smaller items like household goods and furniture.

Whether the grandson has rights will depend on what the will says. If there is no will, then the grandson would have rights to his dad's share of the estate.

Self-made wills can be valid just like ones done by attorneys. If it is type-written, it must be signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction and signed by at least two people, each of... View More

You should start with talking to the credit card companies and seeing if they will write-off or reduce the debts. You can then proceed accordingly to either pay or transfer the property. Technically, they can go after the land if they want to get paid from the estate whether or not you have... View More