Small Estates
Do I need to publish a notice after filing a small estate affidavit?
I am filing a Small Estates affidavit with the court to be in charge of my sister's estate. Since I may not be aware of all her bills, am I required to place an add in the paper to state her death, where to claim payment, etc.?
What should we do to access my father-in-law's savings account without a will?
My fatherinlaw died without a will but he had a small estate with paperwork naming my wife and her sister as co-trustees. There is a small savings account in Texas he had that my wife and her sister would like to get. The savings bank says they must have a court order appointing them as co-executors before they will give them the money. As an added detail the decendant was a resident of Texas and the money is in Texas but he died in Minnesota and my wife lives in Wisconsin and her sister lives in Arizona.
How do I obtain a docket number for a death notice in Wyoming?
How can I get the right form in order to get a Docket number for the newspaper to print the statement of death? (or whatever you call what the newspaper folks print for three weeks) I alreadt filled out, noterised and paid for the small estate Affidavit.
How can I manage a small estate with a trust after my mother's death?
Mother died March 17,2010.Has a trust of $3351.73 no other properties or moneys. check is payable to 'the estate of x c/o Helder Silva. Bank retires Tax id for the estate and certified copy of the court issued letters of administration issued 90 days.I have obtained tax id from my CPA. How I go about doing thousand can I do it myself.
Is simple probate possible if there is a home involved?
My mother passed on 1/5/2010. She left a will naming my youngest sister as executor and beneficiary of a small life insurance policy _$5,000.The only other assets she had was a checking account @_$2,000, and her personal belongings with a value of _$500-1000 (?) Her home in Nampa Idaho has a mortgage owing of _$90,000 and her only other debt was a credit card with an outstanding balance of _$3000 Initially we understood my sister could file a 'simple' probate, but arepresentative with Ada County 'probate help desk' advised us that since there is a home involved that is not possible. Is that the case? Would an 'unsupervised or independent' probate be appropriate/necessary?