No one is an executor until they have been appointed by a court. Until the court appointment they have no legal authority to collect any assets owned by the decedent. The executor is required to file an inventory of all the property owned by the decedent or owed to the estate.
If the insurance policy listed named beneficiaries then it won't be part of the estate. You really need to know the policy number to check to see if the policy was surrendered for payment and also to determine the identity of the payees.
No one is an executor until they have been appointed by a court. Until the court appointment they have no legal authority to collect any assets owned by the decedent. The executor is required to file an inventory of all the property owned by the decedent or owed to the estate.
If the insurance policy listed named beneficiaries then it won't be part of the estate. You really need to know the policy number to check to see if the policy was surrendered for payment and also to determine the identity of the payees.
No one is an executor until they have been appointed by a court. Until the court appointment they have no legal authority to collect any assets owned by the decedent. The executor is required to file an inventory of all the property owned by the decedent or owed to the estate.
If the insurance policy listed named beneficiaries then it won't be part of the estate. You really need to know the policy number to check to see if the policy was surrendered for payment and also to determine the identity of the payees.
No one is an executor until they have been appointed by a court. Until the court appointment they have no legal authority to collect any assets owned by the decedent. The executor is required to file an inventory of all the property owned by the decedent or owed to the estate.
If the insurance policy listed named beneficiaries then it won't be part of the estate. You really need to know the policy number to check to see if the policy was surrendered for payment and also to determine the identity of the payees.
No one is an executor until they have been appointed by a court. Until the court appointment they have no legal authority to collect any assets owned by the decedent. The executor is required to file an inventory of all the property owned by the decedent or owed to the estate.
If the insurance policy listed named beneficiaries then it won't be part of the estate. You really need to know the policy number to check to see if the policy was surrendered for payment and also to determine the identity of the payees.
Yes. You can notify the court that the executor has died and request that you be appointed the successor.
Petition the court to have them removed and replaced. In such cases the court is likely to appoint an attorney to serve as the executor.
Can I claim my fathers ashes
No. If your stepmother was executor of the estate, she still is the executor and entitled to those funds, not you.
You can apply to be appointed executor of your father's estate. The court will issue a letter of authority. You will be required to distribute the estate according to the intestacy laws of the state.
Not unless she holds title as a surviving owner.
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NO. the accident happened while he had his fathers car insurance. If he switches insurance he still uses the insurance he had when he got into his accident. However, your health insurance with pick up the difference.
After he dies, the executor will file the will with the probate court. You will probably be notified of the contents of the will, but if not, you can review the will at the clerk's office.
Search documents.
Unless he was the sole benificiary of the will, yes. He could be prosecuted for theft.
I'm not an attorney but in my experience the answer is yes - that is one of the reasons people make sure there is money in their estate.