There is a scenario when my friends wife passed a year ago. She left no will and beneficiaries include spouse that lives in the estate and paid all funeral cost. He continues to pay the mortgage and HOA dues and are all up to date. They have a daughter that does not live in the estate. The decease's name is on the property only and widower wants to transfer the estate in his name. I recommended the course so he can familiarize himself with legal terms. What are his options and can he accomplish the above w/o a lawyer? BTW; the decease did not have any cars in her name!

im confused about the wife and term his ..making this entire question a problem who is doing what and make you wonder if you missed somthing,
better safe than sorry learn how to manage your self in court.

not sure if you care but there is a thing called exoneration where if you are willed an estate and there are other beneficiary given other things they are still liable to have to pay the back debt.. its common law exoneration

i would recommend much more investigation before taking my opinion serious

BREAKING DOWN Exoneration
An important application of exoneration occurs in the settling of wills and estates. The common law “doctrine of exoneration” says that encumbrances, such as mortgages, of property conveyed must be paid off by funds from the estate, not separately by the person who inherited the property. In other words, the new property owner is exonerated from the debts, which are the responsibility of the estate.

Why Exoneration Matters
The concept has significant ramifications when multiple parties inherit various portions of an estate. Say a widow dies and leaves her estate to her three sons. According to the will, one son gets her house and the other two divide cash savings. But there is a mortgage on the house that must be paid off upon the death of the mother. Under the doctrine of exoneration, the son who inherits the house is exonerated from paying off the mortgage by himself; instead, it must be paid off equally by the three sons, out of the total value of the estate.

The HOA on our rental property has fined us for a tree that no longer on our property.

They are charging us $100 every week. for the past year,

They said they would waive 90% of the charges and send us a bill for $300 instead.

They never did that, we are now trying to sell our house, and the fee's keep racking up.

Can I pay them then take them to small claims court

any advice on how to approach this.?