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Old Mar 24, 2008, 06:00 AM
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Probate/Estate

If a beneficiuary refuses to sign the final accounting for an estate then does it go in front of the probate judge?

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Old Mar 27, 2008, 07:09 AM   #51  
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The attorney handling the estate is being paid from the estate assets.
Hello again, lotta:

DUHHHHH!!! I dunno what that has to do with anything.... What does it matter who pays him???? What matters is WHAT HE'S DOING. I don't know why that is soooo hard to understand.

But, it isn't hard to understand, is it? You read and speak English pretty well.... Nahhh, at this point, you understand just fine. I think you just love screwing with people. You're being very rude by ignoring what we tell you. I dunno why you're treating us that way. We've done everything we can to tell you how you can get your money........

But, NOOOOOOOO, you want to talk about something else, like the weather. I said I was done earlier. I shoulda stuck with that.

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Old Mar 27, 2008, 07:12 AM   #52  
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Once, more you need an attorney to represent YOUR interests.



That is understood.

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The others represent the interests of the estate, not the beneficiaries.

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The probate court/probate judge oversee estates, makes sure they are settled in accordance with Wills and/or the law.

Probate reviews ALL the documents before an estate is settled/closed

Was using that post as references.
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Old Mar 27, 2008, 07:20 AM   #53  
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What does it matter who pays him???? What matters is WHAT HE'S DOING. I don't know why that is soooo hard to understand.



If the money that is being paid to the estate attorney comes from a portion of the beneficuaries pay-out then is he not being paid indirectly by the beneficuary?

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I think you just love screwing with people.

Sorry but that is not the case. Just trying to understand the process.
If it is said that the surrogate judge will oversee the documents than if he finds errors then the estate should not be settled until they are corrected?

Unless I am reading the replies incorrectly?


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Old Mar 27, 2008, 07:24 AM   #54  
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I will explain the estate/probate process very simply for your situation.

The estate's attorney is supposed to disburse the estate in accordance with the terms of the will. The estate's attorney is supposed to handle that disbursement in a way that maximizes the value of the estate. The judge is supposed to review the disbursement to ensure that it was done properly according to law.

The important words above are "supposed to". People don't always do their jobs honestly or properly. You have to protect yourself against that happening. The only way you can protect yourself is to GET YOUR OWN ATTORNEY. You can't rely on the estate's attorney to protect you. You can't rely on the judge to protect you. You can't rely on the answers you get at an internet q&a site to protect you.

Get an attorney. Today. Now. Before the estate's attorney wastes any more money that you can't get back.

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Old Mar 27, 2008, 07:31 AM   #55  
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The judge is supposed to review the disbursement to ensure that it was done properly according to law.

Does the judge review the disbursements just prior to the final accounting or after it is signed by the beneficaries?

(I understand- get an attorney)
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Does the judge review the disbursements just prior to the final accounting or after it is signed by the beneficaries?

I have no idea. But why does the answer matter? You're missing the point. There is a chance the judge won't even look at the disbursements and just sign off on it! Get it now?

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(I understand- get an attorney)

Instead of typing out this question you should have been calling an attorney.
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Old Mar 27, 2008, 07:36 AM   #57  
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Hello lotta:

55 posts later, and you ask your question again. You got a LOTTA nerve. No, you don't understand squat. You're an idiot. You don't deserve money. Go away.

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There is a chance the judge won't even look at the disbursements and just sign off on it! Get it now?

Then the judge may not even look at the documents?

faith in the system or lack there of.
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Then the judge may not even look at the documents?

faith in the system or lack there of.

Experience.

It's been 10 minutes. Got an attorney yet?

I'm done.
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faith in the system or lack there of.

Exactly! You can't have complete faith in the system. That's why lawyers exist: to protect one's interests.
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