Your question is unfortunately unclear. If the house still remains in the estate, you, as Executor, can act alone. If the estate was closed out and the property was actually deeded to you and your siblings, the fact that you were the Executor is irrelevant. If the house was deeded, the next... View More

You have to go through probate.

Contact an attorney who handles wills/estate issues in Court (as opposed to estate planning).

This could be handled by recording a new deed in the name of Mom only. In the deed we would explain why the deed is being re-recorded. This would be an inexpensive project.

Read the will. Generally they can, but they have to explain their actions, what they sold it for has to be commercially reasonable. Suggest you contact an attorney and get a confidential consultation.

If the estate is insolvent, your question is likely academic because there are no assets to fight over. You, as Executor, have no personal liability for estate debts in the absence of mismanagement.

With respect to the underlying question itself, the landlord may be correct that your... View More

You are correct in your concerns and your husband's mother is not correct.

The Will must be "probated," which means filing it with the Register of Wills. That will open the estate and your mother-in-law, if so designated in the Will, will be appointed Executrix. As... View More

First step is look at the title to the house. If the house was in his name only, the lienor has a claim against the estate for the amount which may make the issue pointless if, as you say, the lien is almost the value.

Generally, wife gets $30,000 of the estate. If there is money left over... View More

Your oral agreement isn't worth much if she's the daughter. Both of you should contact estate attorneys but chances are an estate may have to be opened if you don't agree. Pennsylvania doesn't have "oral wills"--nor does any state. Even a handwritten letter signed by... View More

At least get a consultation from a lawyer. Get the death certificate. Get the will. Go to the register of wills. Open the estate.

You will need to get the statements from her bank account, other accounts as of the date of her death to fill out the forms.

Initially, you can go by... View More

The executor has to file a paper with the court to close an estate. That paper should spell out the distribution. Go to the recorder of deeds. Find out what is on the docket. You can petition to have her replaced if the estate isn't closed.

Did they see the person sign it? If they are just going to say that it looks like the persons signature that will can be contested.

You need to have a lawyer review your deed. If you and she own it as "joint tenants with right of survivorship," the property would pass from one to the other upon the death of one. If you and she own it as "tenants in common," your half would pass by Will and her half would... View More

The fact that the son lived with the mother all his life has no bearing on the question. A lawyer needs to be consulted to open an estate. If there is a Will, the Will needs to be filed with the Register of Wills (probated). If an Executor is named in the Will, the Executor will execute a deed... View More

This is a bit complicated, if you do it the way you have outlined. The easier way to accomplish what you have described is for your sister-in-law to give a deed to you and your husband for a "life estate" only. Title to the "fee," i.e., the underlying property, remains in your... View More

To transfer the properties, you will need to have deeds prepared. However, there is a great deal of other paperwork associated with an estate. You will need to consult a lawyer to help you through this.

What ordinarily occurs is that there is a settlement at a title company. The title company will send a check to the mortgage company and will hand you a check for the net proceeds. However, if there was no Will, you are the "Administratrix," not the "Executrix," and, if there... View More

In order to be appointed Administratrix, you will need to get the children to sign renunciation forms. You could then sell his cars. The life insurance and 401K will pass based on any beneficiary designation forms your significant other completed. If there are none, they will pass to his estate... View More

Yes, you need to engage a lawyer to help you open an estate and be appointed "Administrator." The term, "Executor," applies only where there is a Will. As Administrator, you then are responsible for handling the estate and can gain access to the home and force the girlfriend... View More

Your facts are, unfortunately, not very clear. You said that nine people built a camp without agreement of ownership. I am assuming that the camp itself was a partnership, corporation or other legal entity, and that the owners of the camp may or may not have been the same people on the deed. In... View More