What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TEXAS
I'm almost 5 months into this and it seems I've just been spinning my wheels.
My Dad died intestate in a nursing home in Fulton Co. GA in Sept 2009.
I live in Ellis Co. TX. and was not able to travel to GA so I made and paid for all the arrangements over the phone. Sad but I have a disabled child and couldn't make the long trip.
My brother who lived in Tennessee was caring for all my Dad's affairs passed away after a brief battle with cancer in Jan 2009. His widow doesn't know anything...they had only been married for 2 years.
I hired a lawyer to have myself named executrix of his estate so I could claim whatever my father owned. His estate appears to be minimal after his 3 years in a nursing home and is worth about $35K. A bank is holding some money and a lockbox, a mortgage company has the balance of a sale of a house and I have two checks made out to "The estate of....." totalling $2600 that were refunds from the nursing home...we paid in advance.
Anyway the GA lawyer I hired filed the paperwork in Nov 2009 after everyone was notified and waited for claims on the estate.
Jan 2010 I received a "copy" of Petitions For Letters Of Administration from the Fulton Co. GA,
Fulton Co. probate had copies sent to the Ellis Co. clerks office to file and have the probate judge sign.
After a month I finally called the Ellis Co Clerks office and they said they sent the papers back. They had no idea what or why they would even be involved.
So what is going on? Do I have to hire a Texas attorney too?
After paying for my dad's funeral and the legal expenses so far, retainer and filing fees, I am over $5K in the hole. I cannot afford another penny...honestly I took out a loan from the bank to pay for the funeral.
HELP!!!! Will the FINAL ORDER from GA naming me ADMINISTRATOR be sufficient to settle his estate even though I an a resident of Texas?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I'm almost 5 months into this and it seems I've just been spinning my wheels.
My Dad died intestate in a nursing home in Fulton Co. GA in Sept 2009.
I live in Ellis Co. TX. and was not able to travel to GA so I made and paid for all the arrangements over the phone. Sad but I have a disabled child and couldn't make the long trip.
My brother who lived in Tennessee was caring for all my Dad's affairs passed away after a brief battle with cancer in Jan 2009. His widow doesn't know anything...they had only been married for 2 years.
I hired a lawyer to have myself named executrix of his estate so I could claim whatever my father owned. His estate appears to be minimal after his 3 years in a nursing home and is worth about $35K. A bank is holding some money and a lockbox, a mortgage company has the balance of a sale of a house and I have two checks made out to "The estate of....." totalling $2600 that were refunds from the nursing home...we paid in advance.
Anyway the GA lawyer I hired filed the paperwork in Nov 2009 after everyone was notified and waited for claims on the estate.
Jan 2010 I received a "copy" of Petitions For Letters Of Administration from the Fulton Co. GA,
Fulton Co. probate had copies sent to the Ellis Co. clerks office to file and have the probate judge sign.
After a month I finally called the Ellis Co Clerks office and they said they sent the papers back. They had no idea what or why they would even be involved.
So what is going on? Do I have to hire a Texas attorney too?
After paying for my dad's funeral and the legal expenses so far, retainer and filing fees, I am over $5K in the hole. I cannot afford another penny...honestly I took out a loan from the bank to pay for the funeral.
HELP!!!! Will the FINAL ORDER from GA naming me ADMINISTRATOR be sufficient to settle his estate even though I an a resident of Texas?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?