If will written before divorce, then ex is treated as having died before the deceased.

When he dies the only thing in issue will be the stuff that was in his name alone when he died.

Your house is in your name and has nothing to do with his estate.

You as widow will get $20,000 off the top.

No matter what his will says, you will get one-half of the rest.... View More

That's a very good question, but the answer much depends on the interrogatory itself. However, as the administrator of the estate you are the fiduciary and thus you are answering for the estate. The questions directed to you personally may be irrelevant unless it had to do with who may be the... View More

He is required to report known unethical conduct.

Sometimes people jump to conclusions.

Do you have guardianship or power of attorney to do this.

A will would have been needed to have been filed within 30 days after death with the circuit clerk in the county where dad resided. A small estate affidavit may have been used to access the bank account and gain title to the cars, but whoever utilized would've been required, by penalty of... View More

If motor cycle title is in his name, he can go get a duplicate title from Secretary of State and then bring police to retrieve it.

Demand money for what?

You should call a probate attorney who practices in that county in Illinois.

Stephanie M. Sexauer is an attorney who focuses her practice in probate law, and practices in Chicago (Cook County), Illinois. Responses provided are for general informational purposes only, based upon the limited... View More

It depends. If your son has a guardian (and he will need to, if he's going to be a taker), then the Guardian will need to be informed. Usually, a parent of a minor is the person appointed.

Best of luck to you!

The law allows a person to revoke a will at anytime.

If one can't be found, it will be presumed that he didn't have one when he died.

If there is a copy of a properly executed one, it could be probated but will involve explaining why the original cannot be found.

How does it get from the deceased to you.

If your father owned no real estate when he died and his estate is small, as you say, you probably do not need to begin probate proceedings. If he had funds in bank accounts (as long as the combined assets of his estate do not exceed a certain threshold [in Illinois, I think it is $100,000 but... View More

Deeds don't normally show the consideration.

A token amount such as $10.00 is all that is needed.

Often, there is no consideration.

For example, parents gifting a house to their child.

Depends on kinds of assets in Illinois.

Estate is probated where she was resident.

Sometimes, ancillary probate is done where assets are located, such as real estate.

Question is unclear.

State has lien. What kind of lien.

How long to get things out after occupant dies. How are you connected to the deceased. Did the deceased own or rent.

Has an estate been opened.

There is no legal requirement to employ an attorney to probate an estate.

It is quite a complex procedure. That is why executor's hire an attorney.

The attorney's fees are paid by the estate.

From what you say, the house belongs to the aunt.

She can let in whoever she wants.

As to your grandmother's things, if she had no will, they go her heirs.

Assuming he was disabled, you don't fall in the category of near relative entitled to a statutory claim for taking care of him.

If you were taking care of his business, weren't you getting paid.

First, get a copy of the deed which conveyed the farm into the trust.

Then get a copy of the trust.

If the farm was deeded into the trust, then what the trust says counts.

Everything else is talk.