Nobody 'reads' wills any longer. This is a Hollywood myth.

As an heir, however, you are supposed to get a copy of any will that is being probated. If you haven't gotten one already, you can certainly go to the probate court and review the file.

Once you have done... View More

In most cases when a Nevada resident dies, with or without a Will, there is no state action taken until and unless someone file a probate action in the District Court. In a minority of cases when a person dies, the county coroner may search the person's residence and take for safe-keeping... View More

Based solely on the facts you have presented, I don't think you have a claim. It is a person's right when writing a Will to give the belongs and wealth to anyone they want. Parents have no obligation to leave any of their children anything. I do not believe that there is any presumption... View More

Firstly, sorry for the loss of your dear friend.

The answer to your question depends upon the answers to some missing facts.

Are you aware whether your friend had assets in Sparks (ie: a house, car, bank accounts)? If so, those assets may need to go through Probate. As the Will... View More

Dear Cupertino, CA:

You mentioned that your friend passed away in Sparks, Nevada. If your friend was living in Nevada, you should re-post your question in the Nevada forum. (Unless she also owned property in California, a bit on that later.)

The laws that govern how a descent's... View More

Upon your grandmother's death, the account became owned 100% by your father. If your father never put anyone else on the account and did not name a payable on death beneficiary, then the account will have to probated as property belonging entirely to your father.

If your mother was domiciled in Nevada at the time of her death Nevada law will likely apply to her intangible and tangible personal property. You should consult with a Nevada attorney of your choice.

If your Husband was a NV resident and his only property other than his interest in the Greek real estate, and if 2 cars are worth less than $25,000 together, then, yes, you can do an affidavit of entitlement. The $25,000 cut-off applies to his NV probate estate, not his interest in Greek real... View More

Here are rule for where stuff has to be probated:

1) all real estate is probated in the state where the real estate is located

2) everything else is probated in the state where the Decedent was a resident at the time of death.

Not everything has to go thru probate:... View More

If the account was payable on death to daughter the ordinary procedure would be for the bank to release the funds upon being shown mother's death certificate. The bank should have exercised caution with respect to funds deposited after the mother's death. However, the daughter is unlikely... View More

What I typically see is a "Declination" prepared by and signed by the resigning Trustee(s) just stating that they acknowledge they were nominated to serve as Trustees of the "Name" Trust, however they decline to accept that appointment. The form could include language stating... View More

Whether you father died in a state other than Nevada or your father died as a domiciled resident of Nevada you need to contact a probate attorney in the State of Nevada for advice. Each state has control over real property located in the state where the real property is located..

Any assets that are owned by the trust are not owned by the decedent himself and are not part of his probate estate. Only property in which he had some ownership interest when he died. And if the Trust owns the condo, the trustee must do with the condo as the Trust document provides. Thus according... View More

If your sister's parent were alive when she died, the estate goes to them. If only one parent was alive when your sister died, the estate goes to the single parent who was alive when she died. If both her parents predeceased her, her estate will be divided evenly among all of her siblings. If... View More

For personal property the probate must take place in the state where he was a resident. The court will look at the death certificate to see which state was his residence state at the time of death.

In most cases yes, but WHY would someone other than a creditor file to become executor if there were more debts than assets? You need to consult with a local probate attorney to insure you do this properly and ideally BEFORE you file anything with a court to insure you don't do anything you... View More

If you haven't personally signed to be responsible for such bills, no, there is no theory that would allow them to 'go after' you (for anything more than the cost of providing the records) because you ask for medical records. You DO need to insure you ask for the records in the... View More

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.