Once a beneficiary or heir petitions a probate court to open an estate, the court assesses the validity of a will, assuming there is one. The court then appoints a personal representative, also called an executor, if one is named in the will, or an estate administrator if there is no wi...
Once the distribution plan is approved, the probate judge will rule to close the probate process and dissolve the estate. After this, the executor distributes the remaining assets to the beneficiaries according to the plan. What is Probate Court and What Happens at a Probate Court Hearing: Key...
Whose possession is the car physically in now? Are your sister's assets frozen? Has the will been probated? The new owner of the car (whoever it passed to when she died) will need to take the legal paperwork showing proof they are the new owner to the transportation bureau to prove th...
The makeup of the probate estate and its value can help determine whether or not the will should be probated Deciding whether or not to probate the will is one of the executor's first duties of estate administration Awilldoes not always need to go to probate. When the person who wrote ...
Also, would it be opened up under an EIN as opposed to a SSN because the "grantor" is deceased? It sounds like once the grantor dies, the will is probated and the appointed trustee (by the grantor, or the court) will carry out the distribution of the property in the will. The owne...
My sister co=signed loan for Dad's Condo. Dad died 3 years ago..he left condo in both our names.( will was made before condo was bought). She went in next day changed locks on condo, took car. registered and is driving. I put up no fight..let her have it..she probated it....
Back room intrigue. While Bucs fans still struggle with the three-game sentence the NFL slapped on America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston last week, it is fair to ask what did Jameis have to give up? There is no question the three-game suspension was a brokered deal, which oft...
If something happens to my husband can I claim I have shared when he wants to sell the properties? --Tracy By trappercraig — On Mar 22, 2011 My wife's mom died then she died. She died while we were buying the house and she died before she could get a will written up. The ...
orphan’s court, or chancery court. It's important to review the laws regarding probate in the state in which a will is to be probated before death (if you're creating a will) and after death (if you are a beneficiary
What Happens When a Couple Divorces? If a couple divorces, they become tenants in common, which gives them both ownership rights in the property. A court can also order the sale of the property—the proceeds would be split between the ex-spouses—or grant full ownership to one spouse. ...