I'm going through this now. Send a registered letter requesting a financial statement of the account of the estate and put a time period for them to answer even better to send it to the estate lawyer. If that fails hire a lawyer to request it for you. You must be named in the will as a beneficary
Send them a copy of the death certificate letting them know that there will be no estate set up and consider it a closed matter.
Depends, If the account is under your wife's name only you can just send a copy of the D.C. to the probate office for the company. However, If you were listed as a "joint" or "Co" on the account you are now responsible to pay off that debt or it will be taken from the estate.
Usually you will need a notarized copy of a death certificate and proof of next of kin.
First, you must have legal standing to obtain a copy. The estate representative (executor or administrator) who has been appointed by the court would have legal standing evidenced by Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration issued by the probate court. They can contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. You may find that it is cheaper and faster to just get a transcript of the family member's tax accounts instead of actual copies of the tax returns. In case you have not done so already, the executor or other person who will be handling the affairs of the deceased person should complete Form 56: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f56.pdf and file it with the IRS as soon as possible. Form 56 notifies the IRS where they should send correspondence and notices about the tax affairs of the deceased. If you don't file it, the IRS can discharge its obligations simply by sending a notice to the deceased at their last known address. If the notice didn't get delivered, the estate would lose its rights to challenge an adverse decision.
If your brother's estate will be probated in Florida you may be notified as his next of kin or heirs under certain circumstances. If he died intestate, without a will, and has a spouse and no children or if he left no spouse and no children then you will be notified. If he died testate, leaving a will, and named you as an heir you will be notified. Once the estate has been filed you can contact the court and request copies of any documents filed in the case. At some point an inventory of his property should be filed. You can request a copy. If the estate will not be probated there is no way for you to access information about his bank accounts.
Only if you are the estate lawyer or have been named executor of the estate. No one else should be allowed to have a copy.
It all depends on whether the father is living or not. If he is living you must ask him. He has no legal obligation to show his will to anyone. If he is deceased and his estate was probated you can visit the court and obtain a copy.
You probably can't. Most people don't put their will online. You should be able to request a copy from the executor of the estate though.
If he had a lawyer there may be a will and you should be able to find out from the lawyer if you are included. The Executor of his estate may also have the will and you should be able to see a copy or at least find out. Otherwise his estate will go to probate court and the judge will determine how the estate is divided.
I need to obtain a copy of my father's naturalization, my case is pending. I don't want to be hassle because of it.
Part of it will depend on the wording on the deed. If it has rights of survivorship, they estate can probably sell it by providing a copy of the other relative's death certificate. Otherwise, they may have to open an estate for the deceased relative so the executor can transfer the title.
You cannot physically see the Will of your deceased father-in-law unless you are named as a beneficiary or executor in the Will. To access the contents of the Will, you would typically need to request a copy from the executor of the estate or the probate court overseeing the administration of the estate.
If your father is living you are not entitled to a copy of his will. If he is deceased and his will has been filed for probate you can obtain a copy from the court. Once a will has been filed it becomes a public record.
You can get a copy by contacting the count probate court I believe
No. Just send a copy of the death certificate to the creditors, they have to write it off. They may try to tell you that you have to pay, but you don't have to legally. The creditors do have the option of going after your father's assets/estate to pay the debt. Any of his debts will first be paid by his estate. If anything is left it will be given to his heirs.
In the event the step father is deceased, yes. But, you will need a copy of the death certificate showing that he is in fact deceased. Also you will need to know if he had a will that willed the property to someone else.
If you were related to the deceased, you will need to take a certified copy of the death certificate to the motor vehicle office in your region. If you are not related, then the "estate" will most likely have to auction it off or sell it.