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answered on Jan 23, 2012
The will doesn't have to be read to the beneficiaries. However, the Probate code requires that all beneficiaries are to receive a copy of the will once it's filed for probate.
answered on Jan 23, 2012
If your parent is alive, then there's no need to "file" the will. Your parent has the option of placing it with the county clerk's office for safekeeping. Otherwise, your parent should just keep it in a safe place where the named executor can find it when the time... View More 
answered on Jan 23, 2012
Not necessarily. If the house was TITLED as "joint tenancy with rights of survivorship" when you bought it then yes, the house is yours. If not, then the house is partly yours, and you share that with the heirs of your sister's estate. The heirs could be listed in a will (if she had... View More
Brother is executor of Will but Will stated that all assets be split evenly between us. Now he is deciding on how to handle assets and selling properties (at way below market value) on his own with disregard to my input.
answered on Jan 23, 2012
If the Will provides for an independent administration, then yes, he can manage the estate as he sees fit. However, he still owes a fiduciary duty to the heirs. This means that he can't steal estate assets, nor can he self deal.
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