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Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Can a personal representative obtain a deceased person's 1099 forms for estate administration? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What rights do the children have to repair, sell, or take back control of an inherited house that has been left vacant and damaged? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

How can the children challenge or remove a life estate if the person holding it abandoned the property? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Can co-owners force a sale or otherwise deal with inherited property when someone else claims a right to live there for life? - NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What happens if someone with lifetime rights to a house stops living there and lets the property fall apart? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

How do I fix a power of attorney if the bank says the notarization does not clearly show the signer was witnessed? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Do I need to sign a new power of attorney if the document left out a suffix in the person's legal name? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

How can I get a bank to explain exactly why it rejected a power of attorney? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What should a valid power of attorney include so a bank will accept it? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Can a bank refuse to accept a power of attorney because the notary block is unclear? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

How do I open probate when my parent and stepparent passed away close together and I am the only heir? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

How can I handle vehicles, insurance, and other accounts that are still in my parent’s or stepparent’s name during probate? - NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What do I need to access bank accounts and other assets if I am named as executor in both wills? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What estate planning documents should my parent have besides a will if they want me to handle things for them? - NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Can my parent name me as power of attorney and also leave everything to me in the will? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

How do I update my parent's will if the lawyer who prepared the old one is no longer in business? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

How do we make sure my parent's wishes are clear so other family members do not fight over the estate? NC

Estate Planning Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What can we do if the original will was left at a law office that has closed? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What is the difference between correcting a death certificate through a funeral home and through vital records? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Will an amended death certificate be enough to prove my marriage after my spouse dies? NC

Probate Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What happens if a death certificate does not list a surviving spouse correctly? NC

Partition Action Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

What happens if a jointly owned home is behind on payments and my ex-spouse will not cooperate? NC

Partition Action Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Can my ex-spouse make major changes to a jointly owned property without my permission? NC

Partition Action Q&A Series

Jun 15, 2026

Can I make my ex-spouse buy me out if we are both still on the deed and mortgage? NC