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Fessenden, Laumer and DeAngelo

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  • 2626 W. State St., Ste. 203, Olean, NY 14760+2 locations

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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.

How can I find out more information about my mother's estate?

Sharon M. Siegel
Answered by attorney Sharon M. Siegel
Estate Planning lawyer at Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
It sounds like you may be too late. Your only option, and it will take significant legal work, is to reopen the estates for an accounting.
It sounds like you may be too late. Your only option, and it will take significant legal work, is to reopen the estates for an accounting.

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

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Answered by attorney James P. Frederick (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Frederick & Frederick Attorneys at Law
Yes. The personal representative has legal permission to take possession and control of all estate assets.
Yes. The personal representative has legal permission to take possession and control of all estate assets.

How do I leave everything to my kids?

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Answered by attorney Douglas A. Tull (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Douglas A. Tull, P.C. Attorney at Law
Probably a Trust would be the best vehicle to achieve what you want without a Trust into which you transfer all of your assets, what remains in your name when you die, will be subject to your wife's claims as she has certain priorities. Even if you have a Will that gives everything to your children, your spouse can file a claim in probate to elect to take against the will, in which case she would receive of what she would normally have received if you did not have a Will.
Probably a Trust would be the best vehicle to achieve what you want without a Trust into which you transfer all of your assets, what remains in your name when you die, will be subject to your wife's claims as she has certain priorities. Even if you have a Will that gives everything to your children, your spouse can file a claim in probate to elect to take against the will, in which case she would receive of what she would normally have received if you did not have a Will.
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