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Can beneficiary hire probate lawyer if intestate?
A beneficiary can hire and pay their own attorney to represent their own interests but they cannot alone hire the attorney for the estate. The court appointed executor or the court appointed administrator will have the authority to hire an attorney to handle the estate.If there is no will any qualified person under state law can file a petition for appointment as the administrator. Qualified persons are generally a spouse, child or any other person who is an heir at law under the state laws of intestacy. A creditor can petition for appointment as administrator. The court appointed administrator can hire an attorney to handle the estate and pay the cost from the estate.
As the sole beneficiary will you need a lawyer to go to probate?
Title to property, especially real property, does not pass to the beneficiary until the estate is probated. If your local probate court is very helpful you may be able to handle the probating of the estate yourself. If not then you will need to hire an attorney.
Does the executor of an estate pay attorney fees out of their compensation?
They do not pay the estate attorney's fees, the estate does. If they hire their own attorney, yes, they have to pay them.
What do siblings do if sister tricks mother into signing estate away?
They need to collect proof and hire an attorney to sue their sister.They need to collect proof and hire an attorney to sue their sister.They need to collect proof and hire an attorney to sue their sister.They need to collect proof and hire an attorney to sue their sister.
Settling the Estate of a Murder victim?
Contact the next of kin or hire a probate attorney to do it.
What kind of attorney do you hire when you win a lottery?
It depends on what you want to do. If you need help with tax considerations, you'd hire a tax attorney. If you want to set up a trust to provide for your children's education, you'd hire an estate/trust attorney. If you'd like to sink your new fortune into creating a signing career for yourself, you'd hire an entertainment attorney, etc.
How do you hire a professional executor and power of attorney?
You should consult with an attorney who specializes in estate planning and probate who can review your situation and explain your options.
What should you do if the named executor who is also the main beneficiary is not acting in the best interest of the other heirs?
Either renounce or administer the estate or pay a professional to deal with the matter and the fees would be met from the estate. It is up to the executor to decide. If the exector decides to administer the estate, he or she can be paid a fee (amount varies by state and county). The executor is not a beneficiary and the beneficiary is not the executor. The beneficiaries really have no say as to what the executor should do (i.e., adminster estate, hire attorney to represent estate, or renounce). The executor has a sworn duty to administer the estate in accordance with the deceased's will and the laws of the state and county of probate.
Do I need an attorney for estate planning?
An attorney for estate planning is not mandatory, although, it would be a good idea to hire one due to them having knowledge of state rules. This information was gathered from about.com
Do you have a claim to your late husbands share of family trust?
You do have a claim in your late husband's share of a family trust if that trust was willed to you by your husband. You can hire an attorney to help settle the trust.
Attorney for Estate Planning?
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In ga when do you pay Estate Attorney?
You pay an attorney at the time you hire him/her. This is called a "retainer". There are two exceptions: When you retain an attorney for the purpose of receiving Social Security benefits, and when the attorney is working "pro bono", or without charge.
