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Selling inherited property in Oregon needs no court order. ORS 114.325 lets the personal representative sign the deed, and most transfer taxes are barred.
Illinois runs twelve statutory probate clocks, from filing the will immediately to the two-year absolute claims bar. Each one cited, plus the pacing advice.
The Illinois probate filings by stage: opening petitions, creditor notices, the inventory and closing report, the small estate affidavit, and RT OPR 31.
Pennsylvania's estate deadlines come in three kinds: statutory clocks, a tax discount you can earn, and shield dates that protect the executor. All cited.
Inherited Florida assets reset to date-of-death value under IRC 1014, with no state tax on top. Married couples get a single step-up, with one exception.
The step-up erases income tax on inherited gains while the New York estate tax cliff taxes whole estates. How the two pull against each other, with numbers.
Texas community property gets a full step-up in basis for both halves when a spouse dies under IRC 1014(b)(6), and Texas adds no state capital gains tax.
Eight Texas probate deadlines are statutory clocks with real consequences. The rest are pacing advice. The 4-year will limit, the 90-day inventory, and more.
The Texas probate filings by path: independent administration, muniment of title, small estate affidavit, heirship, and the two numbered DMV forms.
A guardian and a conservator do the same two jobs with different names, and which word means what depends on your state. See what your state calls each role.
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