Lake Carmel, NY Estate Planning Law Firms & Lawyers

She can get a form for a will from any office supply store. The basic Oregon will is also available in the statute. You can also get a basic will from LegalZoom.com. Having an attorney review the will is important to insure that you have complied with all legal requirements and addressed important issues. This advice is based on the limited facts that you have provided, additional facts may change the advice. We are not providing you legal advice, rather we are responding to your set of facts based on general legal principles. You should not rely on this information without consulting an attorney and providing the attorney with a complete set of facts. We provide a reduced rate initial consultation for $35.00, if you would like a more complete answer. We are not representing you in this or any other matter, unless and until you and we have entered into a written agreement for services.

You can disclaim (refuse to accept) the condo. You may do so within 9 months from your mother's death, if you haven't accepted it or any of the benefits of it. A lawyer can prepare the necessary papers and file them with the court. If you disclaim it, you can't say who gets it. It will pass as if you had died before your mother's death.

Hello. My name is Damien. I am a Trusts & Estates attorney in New York City practicing in the New York City metropolitan area.  Without a will, when the last of the parents die, the siblings inherit equally. Grandchildren do not inherit when their parent is living who would inherit. If the siblings do not agree on who will represent the estate or upon the split of specific assets, the court could decide who represents the estate and the split, which could also include a sale of specific property wherein the proceeds would be split among the siblings. Each party would be responsible for their own legal fees or could challenge legal fees being deducted from the assets of the estate if the personal administrator deducts fees from the estate, or attempt to claim legal fees should be paid from the estate due to them benefiting the estate. Separately, when the first parent dies without a will, the children could have a right to inherit at that point also. See section 4-1.1 of the Estate Powers and Trust law. If you need any assistance, a New York Trusts & Estates Attorney could help you.