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Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP

4.6
89 Reviews

  • Serving Billings, NY and Dutchess County, New York

  • Law Firm with 21 lawyers1 award

  • MACKEY BUTTS & WHALEN LLP is a law firm dedicated to taking a proactive approach to the needs of, and issues confronting our clients.

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Ellen L. Baker
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Northrop & Stradar, P.C.

4.8
25 Reviews

  • Serving Billings, NY and Dutchess County, New York

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • Providing Integrity, Purpose & Results to Clients

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Law, Civil Practice, and 9 more

Elizabeth Stradar
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Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello, LLP

4.7
27 Reviews

  • Serving Billings, NY and Dutchess County, New York

  • Law Firm with 11 lawyers3 awards

  • Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello, LLP is among the most trusted names in legal representation in Ulster County and beyond. Trusted for a heritage of nearly 150 years. Trusted... Read More

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John Wadlin
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Corbally, Gartland and Rappleyea, LLP

3.9
14 Reviews

  • Serving Billings, NY and Dutchess County, New York

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers2 awards

  • "A Heritage in Legal Counsel for over 100 Years"

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Allan Rappleyea
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Law Offices of Alfred Odom, P.C.

4.9
2 Reviews

  • Serving Billings, NY and Dutchess 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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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 the executor change the locks of a house if it was not written in the will?

Christine James
Answered by attorney Christine James
Estate Planning lawyer at James Law Group
The issues you are addressing are minor. You need to focus on the big picture and could use the counsel of an attorney for that (see 15 minute lawyer.com for low cost legal advise). Has your brother in law been appointed executor by the court? If not, he has no legal authority to do anything. In addition it sounds like, since the house is empty, it needs to be sold and the proceeds distributed. What is being done to make that happen?
The issues you are addressing are minor. You need to focus on the big picture and could use the counsel of an attorney for that (see 15 minute lawyer.com for low cost legal advise). Has your brother in law been appointed executor by the court? If not, he has no legal authority to do anything. In addition it sounds like, since the house is empty, it needs to be sold and the proceeds distributed. What is being done to make that happen?
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Do we have to wait for my brother to sell my mothers home before reading the will?

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Answered by attorney Donald Keith Broad (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Broad Law Firm, LLC
You should consult a probate attorney in your area. I do not believe that your brother has the ability to sell the home now, as it belongs to your mother's estate since the date of her death. In all likelihood, an estate will have to be opened, as the property will have to be transferred by a Personal Representative's Deed.
You should consult a probate attorney in your area. I do not believe that your brother has the ability to sell the home now, as it belongs to your mother's estate since the date of her death. In all likelihood, an estate will have to be opened, as the property will have to be transferred by a Personal Representative's Deed.
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What can we do to keep from paying all her money to the nursing home?

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Answered by attorney Gregory Herman-Giddens (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
About the only thing you can do now if purchase a Medicaid compliant annuity, which may help preserve some of the funds. You will need to work with an Elder Law Attorney.
About the only thing you can do now if purchase a Medicaid compliant annuity, which may help preserve some of the funds. You will need to work with an Elder Law Attorney.
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