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FAQs
If there is no will, what is the legal process regarding probate of an estate?
Personal Injury
Is there a minimum personal injury settlement amount?
No, there is no minimum or maximum settlement amount. The amount of a settlement in a personal injury case depends on the injury, its economic impact, and recovery time.
Medical Malpractice
Do I have a medical malpractice case?
A poor medical result does not necessarily mean you have experienced malpractice. You must have expert medical testimony that no reasonable health care professional would have provided the care that yours did.
Guardianships
A court appoints a legal guardian for anyone under 18 whose parents can no longer take care of them, or if parents abuse their children, become very ill, or die. Sometimes parents voluntarily turn over guardianship if they think it is best for their children.
A guardian is also appointed for a person over 18 who is declared mentally or physically incapacitated. A guardian can be a person, an organization, or state-run agency.
Probate
If there is no will, what is the legal process regarding probate of an estate?
If a person dies without leaving a will, a relative, such as a spouse, child, brother, or sister can apply to the Surrogate's Court to be appointed administrator of the estate of the deceased person.
The process is not called probate because probate signifies that a will is in existence.
Criminal
Can being present at the scene of a crime make you guilty?
In most states, juries are instructed that merely being present at the scene of a crime, even with knowledge that a crime is being committed, is not enough to convict a person of a crime.
But, a person can be held criminally liable as an "accessory after the fact" if she has knowledge that a crime was committed. You can also be guilty of aiding and abetting a crime if you help another person in committing the crime.
A person who agrees with another person to commit a crime may be guilty of conspiracy.
