My mother passed away and we need to have my dad assigned to administer her estate how do we do that?
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You will need to consult an attorney, and you will have to file papers in the probate court for the will. If she did not have a will, her estate is in "testate". Her husband can be easily appointed. Then there is a long process that follows. You will need an attorney, and it will be in your local Probate Court.
1076082
Your mother does have a will, it was just written by the state legislature.  Probate court is not really something you can avoid at this point in this case.  You cannot switch the title to your name without going through probate.
272199
Make a will and it will go to whoever you want it to go to.  Unless she fights it.
774847
You have to find out of your grandmother has a will. Everything will go to whom ever she names. You will not be able to do anything about it.
1164963
My husband died unexpectedly 3 weeks ago, without a will. I realize this is a brother but it works the same way.\n\nYou need to go to surrogate court.\n Fill out the form for a executor for small estate (as long as the estate is under $20,000).\n You must list all his assets, property and debts. \nThe filing fee is $1.\n In about 2 weeks (for me) you will get a official copy stating you are the executor of the estate. \nYou must liquefy all assets, pay off all debts starting with his funeral expenses. \nOnce that is paid, you pay off any credit cards or bills he has. After that is done, the remaining monies are distributed to his heirs. \n\nSurrogate court will be very happy to answer any of your questions but...they will not give out legal advice.
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If there are a lot of assets to divide avoid all of the bickering between relatives leave it all to me.....LOL no but really find a good estate planning attorney or whatever type of attorney that handles such matters there are plenty of them out there. just do your will and final testament and keep him/his firm on retainer for any changes alterations of which I'm sure there Will be and clearly state your intentions to avoid legal battles after your passing
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Upon your mothers death you would inherit the house tax free with a stepped up basis equal to its current market value. At that point you could sell it with little or no tax consequence. If her estate is under the threshold in the year she died, the estate would not have a tax either. Since I don't know the value of her estate, I can't answer that ??. If you sell now, she might have a taxable event if the house appreciated more than $250K since 1999 basis she got when your dad died. \n\nThere are a few wrinkles based upon the info above. If it were my own situation, I know enough to make the decision, in your case you should spend an hours time with a CPA who knows estates & trusts.\n\nIf you want, post your moms basis on DOD in 1999, current value and size of estate and we could hash it out a bit more. However it is still wise to see a CPA.
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Go see a lawyer IN THE SAME STATE AS YOUR FATHER and explain this situation.  Then hang around your father like a tick on a cold day until he signs a will.\n\nThis is the only good way to protect your mother from poverty or delayed property transfers while she is grieving.  All this should be settled now, in advance, based on the blessing of your father knowing he's going to die as well as about WHEN that's going to happen.\n\nYour mother's grief will be ENORMOUSLY AGGRAVATED if her husband dies without a will ("intestate" is the word for that).
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If there  is no will....then no, your mother is not entitled to anything, unfortunately. \n\nWhen someone dies intestate, the estate is left to the next of kin. While it may hurt your mother, she should remember that she got the real blessing, a good friend for 12 years and the satisfaction of knowing she did the right thing and truly helped someone. Money would be nice, but I am sure that is not why your mother did what she did.\n\nPlease tell your mother she is a wonderful soul for me.
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if you are in the us, go the probate court in the city where your father passed...they will have the estate information on file and can tell you who to contact
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Trot down to the probate court.  They have to open an "estate" and the will should be on file there.
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Temporarily Guardianship Form..your parents would have to sign it.\n\nGood luck!\n\nMichelle
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1) You need to contact the probate court in the county where grandpa lived, and ask for a copy of the probate file. You'll have to pay for the copies, but you will get a copy of the will and any other documents in the file.\n\n If there is no probate file, you or one of your sisters should file to open probate on his estate.  The judge would then order your aunt to produce the will.  If she fails to produce the will, the estate will be distributed according to the intestate (without a will) laws of the state of Florida.  \n\n2) For the law on how the estate should be handled if there is no will, google:  intestate will florida estate\n\n3) probate of the will shouldn't take more than a year in most cases.\n\n4)  She must follow the will.  She cannot change anything in the will if the will is deemed to be valid by the courts.  If the will is found to be invalid for some reason, she would have to distribute the assets as the Florida intestate laws state.
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While he is still alive, can't without his permission.  Any information involving insurance between the insurance company and your Dad is confidential.  If you are trying to make plans for when he passes away I would either speak to him about it or talk to whoever is going to be the executor of his estate.
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First step is to get the court to recognize you as the executor. You need to petition the court to start the probate process. Next the court issues you "Letters" that declare you are able to sign papers on behalf of the estate. (this could take several months)\n\nYou need to read the Will and make sure you can have the deed transferred in your name. The Will should disclose who the heirs are - you'll have the probate court and the attorney that draws up the deed keeping you honest.
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I hate to say this, but you are probably up "sheep's creek without a paddle"!\nI am presently going through the same ordeal. My mom passed away and left a will, so we thought! Sometime in her last days my brother managed to coerce her into doing a new will that left him as power of attorney, executor of the will, and recipient of all her bank accounts! I knew for a fact that my mother was not capable "mentally" of doing this due to her condition! I protested to no avail and the court refused to budge unless I hired an attorney. The attorney wanted a $25,000 retainer fee that would "begin" the objection and more than likely result in a law suit against my brother that would have cost far more! It just wasn't worth the effort. However, with all said, the man above sees all and punishes those who go against his word! So in my heart I know his day is coming and we can all celebrate when the moment arises!!!!
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"State of Maryland Register Of Wills"\nhttp://www.registers.state.md.us/\n\n"The Register of Wills is responsible for appointing personal representatives to administer decedents’ estates and for overseeing the proper and timely administration of these proceedings. We also perform the following duties: assist and advise the public in the preparation of all required forms; maintain and preserve the permanent record of all proceedings; serve as the Clerk to the Orphans’ Court; track estates and refer delinquent matters to the Court; determine and collect inheritance taxes and probate fees/court costs; audit accounts of personal representatives and guardians; mail various notices and court orders to interested persons; and, verify compliance with court orders. For further information, please contact the Register in the county (jurisdiction) where the decedent resided at the time of death."