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My father passed away without making a will. Are all of his assets to be split equally between daughters? Our mother preceeded our father in death. If she refuses to split assets which type of attorney is needed? If I retain an attorney, could she be held liable for the attorney fees? She owns property.

When our mother passed away, she took everything and divided it between herself and her side of the family. My fear is that she will continue with this behavior.

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Posted on / Jul. 06, 2011 15:44:00

The advice above is good. Go to your father's place and if you can get in video tape with verbal details all of his possessions of value or that you are interested in. To change title in real property [house, land] you need to file for probate or if the assets have a gross value of $100,000 or more. In probate the estate can try to get back what your sister took from your mother's estate that should have gone to your father.

You need to see a probate attorney who handles litigation, taking all the paperwork you have showing title to the property and a summary of what happened when.The attorney can then write a sharp letter to your sister to try to keep her from taking any of your father's assets. That should take about 2 hours. A large number of attorneys can do that [I charge $100 per hour] and you can always replace that attorney with another to do the probate work. Finding out information about your sister illegally taking money from your mother's estate will help convince the judge that she is not trusted to be the administrator in your father's case.

Anonymous
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Posted on / Jul. 06, 2011 15:44:00

The advice above is good. Go to your father's place and if you can get in video tape with verbal details all of his possessions of value or that you are interested in. To change title in real property [house, land] you need to file for probate or if the assets have a gross value of $100,000 or more. In probate the estate can try to get back what your sister took from your mother's estate that should have gone to your father.

You need to see a probate attorney who handles litigation, taking all the paperwork you have showing title to the property and a summary of what happened when.The attorney can then write a sharp letter to your sister to try to keep her from taking any of your father's assets. That should take about 2 hours. A large number of attorneys can do that [I charge $100 per hour] and you can always replace that attorney with another to do the probate work. Finding out information about your sister illegally taking money from your mother's estate will help convince the judge that she is not trusted to be the administrator in your father's case.

Anonymous
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Posted on / Jul. 06, 2011 15:44:00

The advice above is good. Go to your father's place and if you can get in video tape with verbal details all of his possessions of value or that you are interested in. To change title in real property [house, land] you need to file for probate or if the assets have a gross value of $100,000 or more. In probate the estate can try to get back what your sister took from your mother's estate that should have gone to your father.

You need to see a probate attorney who handles litigation, taking all the paperwork you have showing title to the property and a summary of what happened when.The attorney can then write a sharp letter to your sister to try to keep her from taking any of your father's assets. That should take about 2 hours. A large number of attorneys can do that [I charge $100 per hour] and you can always replace that attorney with another to do the probate work. Finding out information about your sister illegally taking money from your mother's estate will help convince the judge that she is not trusted to be the administrator in your father's case.

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