Get free answers to your Probate legal questions from lawyers in your area.
He was living with his girlfriend at her house at the time of his passing. He has a fairly large gun collection of about sixty or so firearms including some handguns. My brother is the named executor of the estate that he had to file to open. My father's girlfriend is refusing allowing us in... View More 
answered on Mar 24, 2021
First of all since your brother is named Executor he has the responsibility and the authority to collect and protect all personal property of your father. Since you call your brother the Executor I am assuming there is a Will and the girlfriend is either not named in the Will or was not bequeathed... View More
Investment worth around a hundred thousand or so. At the reading of the will the sister who was P.O.A and also executor of his will jumped up and said "I am the beneficiary of that" the lawyer tried to explain that Pap wanted the money split 3 ways but she kept saying, I am the... View More
answered on Mar 15, 2021
... hello ...
... yes she can ... although your father may have wanted it split, a beneficiary designation overrides the Will ...
... good luck ...
... John ...
My mother-in-law died Feb. 2017. Sister-in-law took will to courthouse Feb. 2018. Will was drawn up in Ohio, and does not meet PA standards, she needs notarized statements to authenticate mother’s signature. After 3 year she has done nothing. Court has no records that inheritance taxes have... View More
answered on Mar 7, 2021
if your sister-in-law "took the Will to the courthouse" I will assume that your sister-in-law is the named executor. if that is the case neither you nor you wife can do anything other than (i) demand that she hire an estate attorney and finish the estate administration (including payment... View More
My father in law died in Oct. He owned a home had a life insurance policy and a union pension. He had no will in PA. We are having trouble getting information about the policy, deed for the home, actually ever thing we try is an issue we only have a death certificate. Need probate I believe but not... View More
answered on Feb 5, 2021
Where there is no will, the PA statutes explain, in detail, who will be the "heirs at law" who inherit a decedent's property.
Whenever real estate is involved, unless it is held in joint tenancy with right of survivorship, and the co-owner survives, a probate is necessary to... View More
My son died before he got the trust & the trustee wants the money to be given to the other surviving grandchild. The father wants 1/2 the trust money as a surviving heir. I ( the mother) want it given to the other & only grandchild
answered on Feb 5, 2021
i am afraid i am going to have to give you a typical attorney response--it depends, on the language that created the Trust. Most wills and trusts address this question in the document--that is a question that is usually asked of the grantor (creator of the trust) and is usually addressed, first by... View More
I am a joint owner on my mothers checking account. After her death the credit union automatically transferred all of the money from the checking account to pay off her credit card (also from credit union). I now have no way to pay for her funeral. I was under the assumption that creditors would... View More
answered on Jan 31, 2021
Please see my answer on your January 6, 2021 posted question which is the same as this question.
What was left for me can I get it back or is it too late to do anything
answered on Jan 25, 2021
You will really need to sit down with an experienced estate attorney to review what has happened so far. Since dad died in 2019, you should have been formally notified whether an Estate was going to be opened. If dad had a Will you would receive Notice that an Estate was opened and you were a... View More
My father is unresponsive and deteriorating. This was unexpected and he doesn't have a will. My parents are divorced and I am the oldest of his 2 adult children. He owns a trailer in a mobile home park and a former girlfriend is living there. My father was living there originally but got an... View More
answered on Dec 29, 2020
You will have to hire a lawyer and open an estate. Either all of the siblings must serve as co-administrators or the other siblings can sign a renunciation form so that you can serve as the sole administratrix.
If the lot is rented to your father, even though she pays the rent, once the... View More
executor of his estate or how can I become the executor.?
answered on Dec 17, 2020
In intestate (no will) cases, an Administrator, or Personal Representative, not an Executor, or Executrix, is appointed,
But each serves the same fiduciary function, to gather up and maximize the value of the estate for the benefit of the legal heirs.
The PA statutes designate the... View More
My significant other , added my name to his checking account prior to his death ,on 9/21 2020 .
He added my name to the account 9/15 2020. I closed the account few days after death transferred the money to my account , we both had the same bank. He had No will , no other assets . I... View More
answered on Nov 28, 2020
In PA, transfers of assets as gifts within 8 years of the date of death are considered to be "in contemplation of death", are by law are included in the taxable estate of a decedent.
The PA "death tax" has no exemptions, and taxes the very first dollar in a... View More
The bankruptcy will not be discharged until next year. The trustee is receiving monthly payments and that cannot be paid off early. Is it possible to transfer the title to the name executor of the will WITHOUT the will being registered?
Even if the son on the title IS the executor?
We pay the taxes but fell behind if not paid by the 30th it goes up for tax sale she is dead the deed is still in her name as we have not had the money to probate her estate
Lawyers, want to be a Justia Connect Pro too? Learn more ›
answered on Oct 23, 2020
The Decedent's heirs at law own the property. After the tax sale, possession can be taken from you. The heirs will probably have a small time period to redeem from the tax sale purchaser. Hire a competent PA attorney to advise you who the heirs are, how to put together enough money... View More
Must an executor be named and an Estate Account established if there will be no sale of property, just the reclaim of a small amount of funds?
answered on Sep 24, 2020
There is not enough specific information here to give you any specific answers. There is no requirement to open an Estate administration every time someone dies. If there are no assets to collect and no debts to pay it may be possible to avoid an administration. There are times when companies... View More
He has another one that was revived twice it expires again in 2021 do I have to pay them it ran out last time and they still let them revive it
answered on Sep 18, 2020
you have a number of issues going on that make it too complicated to give you a short answer in an email like this. you need to meet with an attorney with experience in probate and real estate to determine what your obligations and options are, especially if you are the estate administrator.
Need advice re Highly valuable international energy saving patents authored by recently deceased inventor and assigned to small Pa. company in which I hold shares and from which I am owed $.
No will or probate action I can find. Death in early 2020. Processes now being used by Morton... View More
answered on Sep 14, 2020
There are a lot of unknown facts in your question/scenario which require review of existing documents ( the Company documents -Bylaws or Operating Agreement / Buy-sell / your loans to Company) (the Assignment of patent rights) and possibly some research regarding registration of the patents and the... View More
No estate account was opened.
answered on Aug 24, 2020
There are limited opportunities where the issuer of the check may be willing to issue new check to surviving spouse or surviving child. Banks and brokerages will usually require proof that funeral was paid for.
When is she entitled to that income--upon the death of my father(1) or upon the official establishment of the trust(2) And if answer is (1) how should the payment of these expenses be allocated between income and principal? Thank you.
answered on Aug 14, 2020
This is a general answer to your questions since to give specific answers one would have to review the Trust document itself. You refer to a Testamentary Trust, so by definition the Trust does not become effective until the death of your father. You then refer to "payment of these... View More
Everything else of the deceased was jointly owned except for the PayPal account. The PayPal account is tied to a jointly held bank account. Can the surviving spouse transfer the money into that account? Can PayPal be required to release the money with just a death certificate? Would anything else... View More
answered on Aug 3, 2020
Have not tried it with PayPal yet but most banks will release accounts of less than $10,000 when provided with copy of death certificate by surviving spouse and proof that the funeral has been paid for
Additionally, spouse is beneficiary of an annuity in decedent's name. Am I correct that it seems that there is no estate to pay debts?
answered on Jul 26, 2020
... hello ...
... from the information you provided, the answer would be yes - there are no funds to pay debts ...
... good luck ...
John
My Mother left a Will pertaining that my if my sibling no longer live at resident the house has to be sold.The sibling wasn't living there when the Will was written hasn't live there for over 2 yrs. never changed there mailing address so all the mail goes there,another sibling and... View More
answered on Jul 25, 2020
This is a case where cannot give you an answer without reading the exact words of the Will. But in general conditions in a Will such as this are enforceable. So if the Will names a particular sibling, and states that the house is to be sold if that sibling is not living there, and that sibling is... View More
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
