My wife is a beneficiary and we have received a copy of the Schedule E statement of distribution. There are four non-profit beneficiaries and three individual beneficiaries, one of them is my wife. The attorney is subtracting the income taxes the estate has paid before the distribution from the...

My mother died Jan 06. My estranged sister was appointed executor. The will was probated in April 06, however, I have not received a deed for the acreage left to me. Recently I found out that she was attempting to have the land rezoned. I was able to have that matter tabled because she doesn't...

Are all inheritors entitled to a copy of the will? How is this obtained? Is the inheritor entitled to full disclosure of the assets and liabilities of the deceased as determined by the executor? What supporting document(s) are to accompany the inheritance check? Is there a repository where all...

I really was not sure where this really went, so I figured I'd ask here. In the past year my Grandmother passed away and since my father was already deceased, I was entitled to 1/4 of her estate. The papers have been drawn up and signed and I've been notified of the amount of money all the...