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McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum L.L.P.

4.6
11 Reviews

  • Serving North River, NY and Warren County, New York

  • Law Firm with 11 lawyers2 awards

  • Serving the Glens Falls Area

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Commonly Asked Estate Planning Questions From Users Near You

This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Can creditors collect after your death? Must a will be probated? Can I do it with a lawyer?

Christine James
Answered by attorney Christine James
Estate Planning lawyer at James Law Group
Yes creditors can collect after death. A will needs to be probated if there are sufficient assets to submit the estate to probate. In California that is $150,000 or more in gross assets. Another benefit to submitting an estate to probate is that it limits creditor's to 4 months in order to make a claim against the estate as long as they are given proper notice. I recommend probate be done through a lawyer.
Yes creditors can collect after death. A will needs to be probated if there are sufficient assets to submit the estate to probate. In California that is $150,000 or more in gross assets. Another benefit to submitting an estate to probate is that it limits creditor's to 4 months in order to make a claim against the estate as long as they are given proper notice. I recommend probate be done through a lawyer.
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Do we have to wait for my brother to sell my mothers home before reading the will?

James Bloomfield Oberholtzer
Answered by attorney James Bloomfield Oberholtzer
Estate Planning lawyer at James Oberholtzer, Chartered
I am assuming that you are in Oregon and that Oregon law applies, You have a right to have a copy of your mother's Will regardless of what happens to the house. The treatment of the house depends on how the title was held at time of her death. If it was held in a trust or in a joint tenancy it may have passed outside the Will. Otherwise, the Will is likely to control.
I am assuming that you are in Oregon and that Oregon law applies, You have a right to have a copy of your mother's Will regardless of what happens to the house. The treatment of the house depends on how the title was held at time of her death. If it was held in a trust or in a joint tenancy it may have passed outside the Will. Otherwise, the Will is likely to control.
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Do I have to sign anything at all?

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Answered by attorney Richard Joseph Keyes (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Probate Law Center Richard J. Keyes, PC
The house has to go through probate as from your question I assume there is no beneficiary deed. The two of you will have to decide who will be personal representative or you can be co-personal representatives. See an attorney for more details.
The house has to go through probate as from your question I assume there is no beneficiary deed. The two of you will have to decide who will be personal representative or you can be co-personal representatives. See an attorney for more details.
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