I am sorry for your loss. This is a specialized area of the law. I refer these types of cases to David Hoey in North Reading. He will be able to...

Should there be a written agreement even when the attorney is pro bono?

I would add that in addition to it being a good idea, it is now a BBO requirement that all relationships be documented with an engagement letter. ...

My mom willed her home to myself & my two brothers, I live in the home now & paid rent. How should the bills be handled/split?

I am sorry for your loss In stating that your dad has a life estate, it sounds like the house was transferred to you prior to your mother's...

Is there anything that can be done to protect an asset now, as a loved one is about to leave rehab and needs nursing home?

As stated, make an appointment with an elder law attorney. While you may not gift the miney, there are planning strategies that can be employed to...

Irrevocable trust,trustor deceased, 1st trustee dies 2006, & other trustees not contacted.any time left to contest estate in Ma.

You have no standing with your step mother's estate, unless you were a named beneficiary to her estate. If she was the sole recipient of your...

I would agree that you can't estimate the time involved in this type of action. Certainly playing a part will be the level of contest/defense that...

I live in Fl but need to find out how to become an Executor in Barnstable Mass.

I am sorry that this has been handed to you to resolve. You would not be the first non-attorney to represent yourself. It is called pro se...

Will we be able to keep the rent from the other apartmentand will my sister be able to live in the house.

The trust dictates how the income needs to be treated. Most irrevocable trusts that were put in place for elders were intended to protect the real...

My mother died Sept 21, 2012. I was her caretaker and lived with her for 6 years to the end. Sister has taken over forcing meout

I am sorry for your loss. The rights that you have are likely those allowed to any landlord/tenant. Right now, the estate, is the technical owner...

My Great grandmother is deceased. My Grandmother is 93 years old. There is property in great grands estate how do I get the info

Real estate vests to a beneficiary upon death of the owner subject to the petition for administration. If your great grandmother's estate hasn't...