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Hi LdiJ,
Yes, basically the only reason to probate the will is for the house and for the miscellaneous checking account and CDs, which the executor can easily handle per my past posts, mutual funds and annuity's have beneficiaries named so they pass the probate process. There are no creditors no...
yes, ,I have reviewed the online guides, that is the reason I do not see any value in using an attorney. I see nothing they could add to the process, at least in my situation which is discribed throughtout the thread. I was asking because you mention "A great many things" so i was wandering...
Thank you for your input and gets me thinking again. There are no creditors, no debt to deal with. Ok, I get it about the beneficiaries, I guess i am more referring to the "liquidating process" of dads assets which includes probating the will, I think maybe that is the way I should address it...
Thank you Ldij, It seems the steps you mentioned can be done by my accountant. I continue to struggle if an attorney is necessary and if there is any value he can add that I can not do on my own per my above post #9.
I really like to do things such as this on my own. I feel this is how you...
New Jersey
Thank you all again.
Regarding getting an attorney. From my research it seems in New Jersey the probate process seems straight forward. I have reviewed the process I would have to take(with this forums help) and I can not determine what value a probate attorney would add to the...
ok thank you very much, so at this point in time, no matter what, the house has to go through probate is my understanding.
Is selling the house during probate a special process, forms etc. Or once the executor is designate by the court they can act on behalf of the estate and sell it?
it seems...
New Jersey. Has will. Once dad passes can the executor of the will sell the house(once agreed with siblings) and put the proceeds into the estate account and distibute accordingly? Does the will have to go through probate if all agree with the will and is strait forward(all get equal %)? I...
Thank you all for the replies. ALL are helpful. I am leaning towards an attorney when the time comes. The attorney who did the will is very old and a family friend and not an estate attorney, I will ask him for a reference as back up. The Will has also been reviewed by an estate attorney and...
Hello,
My wife and her brother are the executors of their fathers will. Father is still alive just trying to be prepared.
-is a probate lawyer necessary. It seems easy enough to contact the surrogate court and get things started.
-is it necessary to open an account for the estate(if so how to...
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