In most cases the answer is yes. Before the one person can get their inheritance all of the debts have to be resolved and the taxes paid.
No. A Will only goes into probate once the principal (the one who created the Will) has passed away. The Executor or the person in-charge of the principal's assets, would be the one to present the Will to court for probate. Even if there is no Will, the deceased person's assets will still need to undergo probate for the state to determine where and to whom his assets will go to.
At death, your will goes through probate. Probate simply means the process by which your last will is determined to be your final dispositive statement and which confirms the appointment of the person or institution you have named to administer your estate. The term "probate" is also used in the larger sense of probating your estate. In this sense, probate means the process by which assets are gathered, applied to pay debts, taxes and expenses of administration, and distributed to those designated as beneficiaries in the will.
The Colinist were afraid that if one person had all of the power everything would end up being exactly the same as it was before they left England.
The estate is responsible for debt. That is one of the reasons for opening probate.
A probate lawyer typically starts by reviewing the deceased person's will, if there is one, to determine who the beneficiaries are and what assets are involved. They also identify and notify potential heirs, gather documentation of the deceased person's assets and debts, and submit the will for probate if necessary.
The person appointed by the probate court is the "duly appointed fiduciary". No one has the authority to settle an estate until they have been duly appointed by the probate court.
You should contact the Pike County Probate Court to see if a probate was filed for the deceased. If a probate was filed then you can obtain a copy of the will. The contact information is at the link provided below.
nearly everything is hard for a one legged person and need help with everything.
No, no one person knows everything.
Probate of a Will is a civil court action for the purpose of the orderly transfer of property from a deceased person's estate to his or her heirs. A Will is a formal document directing how the deceased person's property is to be distributed. If there is no property to distribute, there is no need to probate the Will even if there is one in existence.
That's determined by the probate laws of the state in which the person was a resident at the time of his or her death. The interested party can contact the office of the clerk of the probate court in the county where the person died to obtain the needed information.
It depends. Was everything left to this one child? If so then they can do what they want. Who is the executor of the estate? Start by checking at the probate court. If no one has filed then you can file to be the executor and take control of the estate.