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Law Offices of Alfred Odom, P.C.

4.9
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  • Serving Tuxedo, NY and Orange County, New York

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • For more than two decades, the Law Offices of Alfred Odom, P.C. have served clients throughout the 5 Boroughs of New York City and Long Island with a practice devoted to estate... Read More

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Drake Loeb PLLC

4.7
21 Reviews

  • Serving Tuxedo, NY and Orange County, New York

  • Law Firm with 11 lawyers2 awards

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Law Offices of Lorenzo L. Angelino

4.7
6 Reviews

  • Serving Tuxedo, NY and Orange County, New York

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

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Bavoso & Plotsky

4.6
15 Reviews

  • Serving Tuxedo, NY and Orange County, New York

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers2 awards

  • Since 1953 Bavoso & Plotsky has proudly based its operations in Port Jervis, New York while assisting clients throughout New York and Pennsylvania. To speak with an attorney call... Read More

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Northrop & Stradar, P.C.

4.8
25 Reviews

  • Serving Tuxedo, NY and Orange County, New York

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • Providing Integrity, Purpose & Results to Clients

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Can you use items in an estate without permission that do not belong to you?

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Answered by attorney Brian Haggerty (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Minor, Bandonis & Haggerty P.C.
It really depends. The personal representative ("executor" is an old term you are in Oregon, right?) has the possession and control of estate property. This doesn't necessarily include the right to use the property; sometimes the PR drives a car that's in the estate; sometimes the PR is even living in a house owned by the estate. As a devisee of the estate, you have to look at what harm may be coming of this. Is it really a problem? Is the PR driving a car that belongs to the estate uninsured? Has the PR been living in the house for three years and still hasn't tried to sell it? Those are problems. Did the PR borrow a lawnmower that's in the estate, to mow his own lawn? That's not necessarily a problem.
It really depends. The personal representative ("executor" is an old term you are in Oregon, right?) has the possession and control of estate property. This doesn't necessarily include the right to use the property; sometimes the PR drives a car that's in the estate; sometimes the PR is even living in a house owned by the estate. As a devisee of the estate, you have to look at what harm may be coming of this. Is it really a problem? Is the PR driving a car that belongs to the estate uninsured? Has the PR been living in the house for three years and still hasn't tried to sell it? Those are problems. Did the PR borrow a lawnmower that's in the estate, to mow his own lawn? That's not necessarily a problem.
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Can the executor change the locks of a house if it was not written in the will?

Sharon M. Siegel
Answered by attorney Sharon M. Siegel
Estate Planning lawyer at Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
Changing the locks would not be something that would not be a specific power in the will. He as Executor is charged with protecting the estate assets. It sounds to me like he is using the title of Executor to control you and this is common. He should allow you inside, but can legally change the lock, unless you were living there. If you have personal property there, advise him in writing ASAP and make a demand for it. Good luck.
Changing the locks would not be something that would not be a specific power in the will. He as Executor is charged with protecting the estate assets. It sounds to me like he is using the title of Executor to control you and this is common. He should allow you inside, but can legally change the lock, unless you were living there. If you have personal property there, advise him in writing ASAP and make a demand for it. Good luck.
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Is a joint checking account of a deceased person part of a deceased person part of their estate?

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
If the account is joint, half passes to her estate.  If the account is joint with right of survivorship, all passes to the other person.
If the account is joint, half passes to her estate.  If the account is joint with right of survivorship, all passes to the other person.