If your mother was the owner of a life estate and she sold her interest in the life estate then the proceeds from the sale should have been earmarked for your mother only and the 1099-s should have consistently named your mother as well. Once your mother received the proceeds, unless there are... Read more »

Yes. You can. Any banking institution near you should be fine.

You need a local attorney who has access to all the necessary information.

The funeral expenses first and then whatever legitimate debts are filed as a proof of claim.

Prepared will signed and notarized is the legal standard. The notebook with no witnesses and not signed is worthless.

Yes. They could sanction the administrator, remove the administrator or make the administrator pay the cost of finalizing the estate because the estate must be properly closed..

It depends what the terms are in the document you signed stating you both have ownership in the home or the right to live there.

Probate is probably a bad option with little assets and debt out there. You can check the Courts in the Father's County to see if there are any money judgements out there against him which might also be a lien. Consult a KY attorney for advice about the trailer title. Remember someone has... Read more »

Yes. Your brother can sell it and the new owner can have you removed. With no will, mothers estate will be divided among her children so you will have to either buy out their shares or sell your share and receive the money.

Life insurance passes outside probate unless the estate is the beneficiary. If the executor is the beneficiary, the proceeds should pass outside probate.

As a general rule, you do not have to leave anything to anybody in your will if you don't want to, unless you have entered into some kind of contract that says otherwise (some people do). But that is not the end of the inquiry. The question is whether you own the house 100% solely in your... Read more »

They have no right to you house as it passed to you pursuant to the deed. Ask if you can do a dispense with administration. If not, you will have to file to open probate and get appointed administratrix in order to sell the bike. In any event, his adult children probably get nothing.

You’ll either have to reach an arrangement with the estate to stay in the house and rent/buy it or you’ll have to move out. Many factors can’t impact it, but 30-60 days is usually the time given to move if no agreement is reached.

Research the various tribes, determine to whom you want to donate the land and then transfer the property to the donee.

No. You were the beneficiary. At the time he cashed the policy in (and was alive), the policy belonged to him and him alone. It is a pre-decease transaction.

Depends on the value of the house but most likely the answer is no tax due.

He can always execute a new Will, but disappointed legatees/devisees might contest the Will when Probated. The argument is a mutual will under contract, but it is hard to prove and win on. It can also be hard to effectively revoke the existing document, if he does not have possession of it.

No. The rental and the sale both will have to be at full fair market value in order to preserve your grandfathers estate. You may be able to rent it and buy it later, but they will both have to be at fair market value.

One would need to see the ordinance and it’s history to properly answer this question.

You’ll have to file a lawsuit against the family and the estate regarding the ashes, but certainly nothing is going to be accomplished by 7/30/22. I am not sure it would be worth the cost of filing suit, but that is certainly your decision.