when can you close my fathers estate account and keep the money.
Attorney fees vary for real estate attornies in Pennsylvainia. However, you can expect to pay anywhere from $100 an hour upwards.
The imidiate family has the right to their fathers estate.
NO ( not unless the items actually belonged to your brother )
If they were still married at the time of his death and his families estate is already in probate. If not, it will depend on the wording of the bequest.
The estate goes into probate and will be awarded to the state or residency.
An adult child is a natural beneficiary to an estate. If there is no will, and there is no spouse, they are likely to get the estate.
His estate will pass according to his will or according to the state laws of intestacy if there is no will. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link provided below. If you were legally adopted then you are a legal heir-at-law.
It goes into Probate court and the State decides how it is disbursed.
yes
The Alabama intestacy law will be applied. Typically that splits the estate between spouse and children once the debts are resolved.
If you die without having any relatives, and have not left a will - your estate goes to the treasury.