If my parents put monies into a CD or IRA account (20years ago) in my name, cane my widowed Mother or my brother (who is executor)redeem them without me knowning, or being present? And, or do they have the right to use the money in any other way than to transfer it to me?
The court will appoint an executor.
You can always ask your parents. If they are deceased, the executor of the will can tell you.
Credit it against his share of the estate is one way of doing so. If the estate needs to the assets to liquidate debts, the bill should be sent to him as due.
The executor now controlling the estate has to do the transfer but if they had an executor, there is probably also a will, attorney, and a beneficiary (ies)
No, the executor is responsible for carrying out the decedent's wishes as spelled out in the will, but the will itself cannot be changed.
should the executor have a key to late parents house if a brother lives in it. The will as never been settled due to a disagreement between siblings parents passed away twelve and thirteen years ago. Also should i take an inventory of items in the house which i have tried to do brother says no ' Brother living house says he's sold Doulton Figuars i need answers because i have to answer to the rest of the family. Brother pays no rent and thinks I'm not being fair to him and he turns nasty with me each time i bring the matter up. The house as to be sold one day when my brother departs from this world so therefore i have to get things in the right order, many thanks Margaret
The contents of a Will are your parents' personal and legal business. It is none of a child's business unless the parent shows you the Will, includes you in estate/will planning, or you are named the Executor/Executrix of the Will (this is not a minor child). When the parents die, the Executor/Executrix can contact the parents' Attorney to get a copy of the Will, if it's location is unknown at home.
Certainly.
Whomever the probate court appoints.
They can't claim to be the executor, they have to be appointed by the court, otherwise they have no legal standing to do anything with the estate. And you have the right to object to their being appointed executor.
Well it really depends on your responsibility and how much your parents trust you, I would make sure you gain your parents trust and when you do ask you mom or dad again.
If your aunt is the sister of one of your parents, her husband's brother (her brother-in-law) is not related to you. If your aunt is the wife of a brother of one of your parents, then her husband's brother (her brother-in-law) is either your father or another one of your parents' brothers.