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Whitlock Canter LLC

5.0
1 Review

  • Serving Skillman, NJ and Somerset County, New Jersey

  • Law Office with 2 lawyers1 award

  • At Whitlock Canter LLC, we focus our practice on estate planning and estate administration services. We can help you protect your hard-earned assets and pass them on to your loved... Read More

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Jonathan D. Canter
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Kearns Rotolo Law

4.9
126 Reviews

  • Serving Skillman, NJ and Somerset County, New Jersey

  • Law Office with 4 lawyers3 awards

  • Experienced Attorneys Dedicated to Finding Effective Resolutions to Clients' Legal Matters Involving Divorce & Family Law, Accidents & Injuries, Criminal Defense, DUI... Read More

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Charles Rifici
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Patricia A. Mack Attorney at Law

3.9
7 Reviews

  • Serving Skillman, NJ and Somerset County, New Jersey

  • Law Office with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Patricia A. Mack Attorney at Law offers exceptional and compassionate legal assistance in the ares of Collaborative Divorce, Child Custody, Child Custody Modifications, Child... Read More

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Patricia A. Mack
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Lanza Law Firm LLP

4.4
1 Review

  • Serving Skillman, NJ and Somerset County, New Jersey

  • Law Office with 2 lawyers1 award

  • Lanza Law Firm LLP assists with numerous legal challenges, including Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Head Spinal Injuries and Wrongful Death issues. From our office in South... Read More

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Kenneth W. Thomas
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Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C.

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  • Serving Skillman, NJ and Somerset County, New Jersey

  • Law Office with 14 lawyers2 awards

  • New Jersey Attorneys in Princeton. Mason, Griffin & Pierson has been serving Central New Jersey since 1955. The firm's long tenure has allowed it to play an important role... Read More

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Valerie L. Howe
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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.

Do I have rights to mine and my boyfriend's vacation home in PA. Since he passed away, I have been with him for 14yrs and only I and him have been the

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
You have no right unless you can prove that you had an informal marriage.  That can be very difficult.
You have no right unless you can prove that you had an informal marriage.  That can be very difficult.

Do I need to go through probate?

Diana L. Anderson
Answered by attorney Diana L. Anderson
Estate Planning lawyer at Diana L. Anderson
The reason you will have to go to probate is to be able to deal with her assets, even though the assets have very little value.  The way that you will get the authority to do this is by probating her will.  Probate is VERY easy and will cost probably no more that $200.  You will then be given letters testamentary which will be evidence that you are the person who has been given the authority.  Having those letters will allow you to sell the car, and dispose of everything.  Because there is no beneficiary named on the life insurance policy, that police will be made payable to the estate, and you will be responsible for distributing the proceeds the way your grandmother wanted.  After probate, reimburse yourself for any costs, pay her last debts, open an estate account at a bank, deposit the proceeds of the life insurance and what ever you get for the sale of the car, and then distribute everything to the people named in the will. 
The reason you will have to go to probate is to be able to deal with her assets, even though the assets have very little value.  The way that you will get the authority to do this is by probating her will.  Probate is VERY easy and will cost probably no more that $200.  You will then be given letters testamentary which will be evidence that you are the person who has been given the authority.  Having those letters will allow you to sell the car, and dispose of everything.  Because there is no beneficiary named on the life insurance policy, that police will be made payable to the estate, and you will be responsible for distributing the proceeds the way your grandmother wanted.  After probate, reimburse yourself for any costs, pay her last debts, open an estate account at a bank, deposit the proceeds of the life insurance and what ever you get for the sale of the car, and then distribute everything to the people named in the will. 
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How can we administrate an estate when other heir’s will not renunciation their rite to administration.

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
As your probate lawyer can advise you, any heir can apply to the court to administer an estate.  Renunciation of a "rigt to administration" by another heir is not necessary.
As your probate lawyer can advise you, any heir can apply to the court to administer an estate.  Renunciation of a "rigt to administration" by another heir is not necessary.
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