Certainly, they file a petition with the court. They usually require the agreement of the beneficiaries of the will to do so.
If your grandmother is still living, you can't. If she is deceased, the executor of the will is required to notify you if you are in the will. If there is no will, and your parents are deceased, then you should contact the probate court and/or executor.
Yes, they certainly can. If they have a legitimate debt against the deceased, they file it with the executor. This will get paid before anything is distributed to the beneficiaries.
You have to buy the property from someone. And the only person that can sell it is the executor.
Answer: You need proof of death to file a petition for probate.
File the claim with the court where the probate has been filed. If the claim is ignored then speak with someone at the court about a motion to compel the executor to pay your claim.
An executor cannot file for bankruptcy in the name of the decedent.
No. The executor is required to settle the estate with expediency. Any interested party can file a motion with the court asking it to compel the executor to file the necessary documents to close the estate.
Then someone else is and must follow the wishes of the deceased.
In most cases that will be a responsibility of the estate. The executor is supposed to file taxes for the deceased and the estate.
The executor can be changed only under certain circumstances.If you have an objection to the appointment of the named executor you must file your objection when the will is submitted for probate and explain why you think the executor should not be appointed. The court will consider the objection and issue a decision either allowing the appointment or requiring that another person be appointed.If the named executor does not want to serve they can file a declination with the court and someone else can petition to be appointed.
You file a claim with the court (they should have a form you can use) along with proof that your father owed you the money. Once you file it the executor must pay the debt.
If the decedent was not required to file a return then the executor is not really required to file that return. As an executor, I would suggest that you do file a tax return just so that you cannot be questioned by heirs latter for not doing so. It would not be very expensive to file the return, and it could save you lots of problems down the road.