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My grandma died she has 3 sons including my dad. She left no will. Does her house and assets go into probate?

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

CH25 asked: How long could that take in probate court here in MI, Macomb County. Her home is worth around 100.000 she has no debt, and no liens on her home home was paid off. Will they just split it 3 ways or how does that work.Wanda Theesfeld

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how would i find out if a probate, will, has been settled in Cordes Lake arizona86333?

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

pouncer asked: the name of the deceased is John Nickerson who died in December 2005Kelli Chamorro

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How long after my fathers death should probate take place?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

samekid480 asked: How long after my fathers death should his will be read.?
The heirs to his will and insurance is his new wife and my fathers 3 adult children. So far, the will has not been read and our step-mother is asking us all to sign an affidavit and indemnity agreement which sounds to me [...]

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If a retirement plan has no benificiary designation, is it worth the money to probate the estate?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

John C asked: I don’t know how much does it cost to probate an estate. Is retirement benifits worth to probate?Denna Strickland

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my father in law died without a will-how does probate work?

Monday, March 1st, 2010

lcoakley@sbcglobal.net asked: he has two homesJulietta Carbal

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my aunt has filed a petion for probate for my late father?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

haptay asked: she listed me as an heir, but intentionally put another address so I wouldn’t receive notice. What options do I have. Now it’s past the deadline to contest. How will this look to the courts.Jannet Depippo

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my parent requested a survivorship, but her attorney instead made a will to go to probate?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

reddwj asked: Is there anything I can do, my parent passed away, And I am the trusteeBarry Gizzo

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how much does Probate cost and what is involved ?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

idic5 asked: roughly speaking.
we are in cook county, IL (greater chicago)
we have retained an attny and he said it cd vary between 2-5k - that is a big range. I wanted to get a sense of the reasonableness of this range.
the estate is some cds and a house - under 300-400k in totalFreddy Kozlak

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after probate is started, at what point is the will a public document for viewing by the world?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

lyong222 asked: after probate is started, at what point is the will a public document for viewing by the world?
The creditor ad was placed July 8th. When did the “will” become a public document?Roxanna Ogilvie

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what type of legal action do I have if family members drained a checking account before probate?

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

groundbrandon asked: My mother and sister both used my fathers atm debit and atm transactions after he passed away. Both their names were not on the account what can I legally do?Karine Valiquette

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