I am so sorry for your loss.  Generally speaking, an asset of a decedent is valued as of the date of death.  But that does not mean that its value can not increase (or decrease) when it i

I am so sorry for your loss. If it comes to the point that the other cousins fight you to become the Administrator or Executor of the estate then yes, it may come in handy during a hearing to have

I am so sorry for your loss and for the situation. It is the obligation of the persoanl reporesentative of the estate - the administrator or executor - to pay the obligations of the decedent during

I am so sorry for your loss.  The general rule regarding credit card debt is that it is the debt of the estate not of the surviving spouse.  That being as long as your father was not on t

I am so sorry for your losses.  How the property was held will determine what you need to do.  If your Mother died without a Will - called intestate - and the property was in her name alo