Assuming you are a beneficiary of the estate, you should have the choice of approving the attorney fees. In most Probate Courts, if you do not agree with the fees requested, the Court will schedule a hearing id there are any disapprovals of attorney fees requested.

Check with the Probate Court to confirm if there had been an estate filed. If. There had been an estate, it would have to be reopened for you to have the authority to pursue the funds referenced.

If your name is on everything, that's what will determine ownership. assets with beneficiary designations are not subject to probate.

If you are a beneficiary, you have to be notified of the filing of an inventory and the final account, giving you an opportunity to object, and the Court would schedule a hearing on any and all objections. Other than that requirement, the fiduciary has no obligation to communicate directly with... Read more »

Any assets that are not specifically mentioned as being in the trust, must go through probate to allow the transfer.

You will have toped an estate in order to cash the check. Consult a probate attorney for more information about simple estates.

She can execute a transfer on death designation affidavit to protect against credit card debt claims.

You can make minor changes to your will through the use of a codicil. Contact an attorney for assistance in adding a codicil to your will.

A joint account is not considered to be an estate asset. The balance in the account would be payable to the joint holder.

I am sorry for your loss.

The apartment remains your father's, as long as the rent has been paid. Unfortunately, if the next month's rent was due on the first of the month, and you are unable (or unwilling) to pay for another month, the landlord can dispose of his items.

It will depend upon how thee assets are titled.

I suggest that you call the attorney for the estate. You might be able to access the estate file on the website of the Probate Court where the estate was filed. You should have received notice of virtually everything that was filed, including the final account and fiduciary's report.

Unfortunately, with a diagnosis of dementia, your Mother, in all likelihood, will not be deemed competent to sign a Financial Power of Attorney. The only other way to handle her finances will be through a Guardianship in Probate Court. The Medical POA will allow you to talk to her doctor. I would... Read more »

If the executor agrees, she should be able to move into the house, and pay the expenses, i.e., the utilities, etc.

As for the personal assets, these items should be removed and stored, until distribution.

If it truly is a joint account (both names on statement), upon her death, the money in the account(s) will go to the joint account holder. Sometimes a name is added to an account for convenience (ability to sign checks, etc.), in which case the other name would not be on the statement.

Has the attorney been retained to handle the estate? Has anything been filed yet in the Probate Court? You have no obligation to follow the secretary's instructions.

I agree with your attorney - if the credit card was only in your Dad's name.

If your deed is a "joint with right of survival" deed with your husband, h the ownership will transfer to him upon your death. If you have to go into a nursing home, on Medicaid, your home would be a "protected asset" so long as your husband continued to live there. Whoever is... Read more »

It would depend upon who is the owner of the property. If your grandmother has no ownership interest in the property, then it would not have to pass through probate. Was you grandfather's estate probated, because your grandmother would have been able to assert her spousal interest at that time.

Everyone who receives Medicaid will have their finances renewed annually. With the exception of spouses, each individual is reviewed individually, so your finances would not be considered in a review of your brother’s.