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My aunt recently passed away, she changed her will shortly before she died and left most of her assets to my nephew and named him as executor. He is being very hard to deal with as he is not honoring her wishes, doesn’t communicate with the rest of the family about what’s going on, and is not returning calls . He seems to be angry he only got 90 percent of her assets instead of all of them.
What is the law concerning the distribution of assets like a diamond ring to a minor child. Can the executor decide to hold it in a trust for the child on his own, even though the will doesn’t mention a trust? Or do the child’s parents or guardians have the say about when and how the child receives the ring?
My mother passed away and my step-father owed my mother ,200 for back maintenance, can I sue my step-father for the money he owed my mother?
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I’m wondering what happens when my parents pass away and I want to keep all their real estate assets and my sister wants to sell them. If she’s older, does that mean she gets to decide what happens with them? Can I pay her so that I am the only owner?
I am one of two grandchildren of a deceased grandparent. He died a little over 5 years ago. My grandfather owned a home in Los Angeles, Calif. This property was worth a substantial amount of money (the property was the real value, over million alone). Since his death the home has been sold by someone to somebody. I have no idea whom. Given the total value of the property/home I want to make sure that we get all that we are entitled to… If any at all. And if so, what or whom would you recommend to pursue this?
When a parent dies and leaves nothing to their children, can the children contest the will?
What rights does a trustee have over the administration of an estate? And who takes care of banks accounts, rent, etc., for the estate?
Generally a will does not need to be filed with a court or have anything special done with it until after the person has died.
When a bank account is in the name of two or more people, when one of them dies the money may or may not belong to the surviving account holders.