Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
estate in probate
We are trying to resolve my father in laws' estate. His wife passed away before he did. He died without a will and we have a lawyer working for us to help my husband become the administrator of the estate. The problem is, it seems to be taking so long. He died last July and the process began in August 2005. My husband has 2 siblings. No one is contesting him becoming the administrator. He had a house (paid for) and a couple small accounts. All the information the courts needed has been submitted. It seems pretty cut and dry so I don't know if it is the Queens Court dragging their feet or if the lawyer should be doing more to speed up the process. Once all the forms are submitted, how long would the process take on average? What would you suggest we do to move the process along?
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Re: estate in probate
Go to the probate administration apartment in the Queens Supreme Court building on Sutphin Blvd and Jamaica, the clerk would likely be able to tell you, what if anything is holding up probate.
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Re: estate in probate
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