There are two possibilities. Either your Mom's estate needs to be probated even w/o considering the lawsuit in which case the lawyer you hire to probate the estate will know how to respond. However, if there would be no need to do a probate except for your Mom's lawsuit, then a probate... View More

Summary Administration can be used for estates whose value is no greater than $300,000. If the value is more than $300,000 General Administration is required. For General Administration it is always required that a notice of the initial hearing be published whereas for Summary Administration that... View More

The bank is wrong. You may need to hire a lawyer to write a letter to the bank.

Yes, unless the estate is no more than $25,000 and there is no real estate in it

Nevada Medicaid will claim it is owed 100% of all money it provided on behalf of the Decedent during Decedent's life time. Under the facts you set out, Nevada Medicaid should win on its total claim.

Sorry to disappoint, but since the timeshare in Nevada is considered real estate, the only procedure available is "Set Aside Without Administration." Most people will need a lawyer to do that. In addition to the fees and costs of the probate lawyer, the timeshare company may charge a... View More

Because the house is worth more than $100,000 and less than $300,000, a Summary Administration must be filed. That probate process will take 5-6 months. The house can be sold during the probate process but the distribution of the proceeds to you and your sister will require 5-6 months.

You re-open the probate listing the additional $4,000 asset. The original probate case number is used.

Generally, the answer is yes, BUT if the person who injured you just happens to be a resident of your state, even though the injury occurred elsewhere, then you could sue in your state.

If $10,000 is the only amount that is outside the trust, Google Probate Court, Clark County Nevada, and you will find a page with forms including an Affidavit of Entitlement (that should be good in any Nevada County) which you can use.

As a Nevada lawyer I cannot speak to the practice in New York. In Nevada I rarely inventory household items because in the average case they really don't have much value over the cost of selling them. In Nevada the three siblings could sign paperwork to the effect that the household items are... View More

I don't know all the facts but this may be helpful. Real estate must always be probated in the state where it exists. Other property must be probated in the state where the Decedent was a resident when he died. This means that sometimes there has to be a probate in more than one state. If a... View More

Courts generally are not interested in what wishes a person expressed. However if your mother died unmarried under the laws of intestate succession her property including her home would go to her children in a probate proceeding. If you wish to start a probate proceeding and your step father... View More

I don't know what you mean by "after probate." If you mean what will it cost to probate two real properties in Nevada the answer is that the cost and complexity of the probate depends on the value of the properties and if it is uncontested or contested. It is really impossible to say... View More

Your question illustrates the importance of having what is called uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage (UM/UIM). Nevada insurance companies have to offer you this insurance in the same amounts of the liability insurance you buy from them. If you are a better than average driver, then you are... View More

You will need to do a set aside probate proceeding if you pay off the medical bills or a summary probate proceeding if you want to try and avoid paying the medical bills.

If the estate consists of financial account, they will be turned over to either the county or state treasurer. Eventually the state will claim the funds through the process of escheat. Then the next of kin will have five years to sue the state to get the money back. Before the escheat happens,... View More

If there was no will and he left two biological adult children and a step son who he did NOT legally adopt, you and other biological child should share in the estate, unless the other biological child is a minor and the value of the estate is not more than $100,000 in which case the minor child has... View More

No. If a financial account such as an IRA or life ins. has a named beneficiary who is alive, the asset does NOT go thru probate and you may make your claim by submitting a death certificate to the institution holding the money.

If your father had a valid will it was his right to refuse to provide for you. However, for a better answer you should get a copy of the will from the court and consult a Pennsylvania lawyer if the will was probated in Pennsylvania.