The original deed must be filed with the County Clerk to be effective. In most counties now, the clerk scans the deed and immediately returns the original to the filer. In other counties, the deed is recorded and eventually returned to the filer. You can request the original from the attorney, But you should confirm [...]
In this situation, you need to think about living elsewhere. Stop paying 100% of taxes on a property that you own 1/8th! Go to probate court, establish your ownership, get a partition order, and collect your 1/8 of value and go buy a place that is 100% yours.
Well, for starters it isn’t self proving. It probably lacks independent administration language. It probably doesn’t gift all of the property or contain a residuary clause. It probably doesn’t do anything any decent attorney would do for a reasonable fee. Go ahead be cheap and don’t hire an attorney to draft the will. I will [...]
Technically, no, but drafting them correctly is more difficult than it should (don’t blame me, I didn’t write the statute!) You can probably find the form and you need to read the probate code, section 137, very carefully. You can then file without an attorney, but if it is wrong, the Judge will reject it [...]