How do I provide my wife/son in the US with a Power of Attorney from the Philippines?

I suggest you have a NJ attorney draft the documents you need. You can then bring them to the US consulate / embassy in the Philippines for...

My sister died two years ago in New York without a will. Since then, her former attorney has been handling the probate.

If the final account only has to be modified to reflect his lower fees (and so higher distributions among heirs), then I agree with Attorney Brophy...

In 1976 my grandparents helped my uncle purchase his home. In 1975 he married a woman with 3 grown children.

We would need more information about your uncle's surviving family before being able to fully answer this question. You say that your uncle's wife...

I just found out the 25,000 I forfeited for the sale of real estate was not giving to my son, but put back in the estate.

It seems to me that you may have lost any rights to contest by waiting for 12 years. Your son knew at the time he purchased the property that he...

Illinois estate settlement taking well over a year! And no end in sight! Normal?

I agree with Attorney Zellinger. In many states, an estate must remain open for at least a year so that creditors can have the opportunity to make...

What are long term significant others rights without a will?

I am very sorry for your loss. Sadly, without a will, you have no rights. Whatever he owned would pass by intestate succession laws to his...

I'm legally changing my full name, on the petition form can I have a blood related relative sign as a Proof Of Character for me?

I suggest you speak with one of the clerks at the court about who is an appropriate person to sign this portion of the petition -

Is it lawful for a person to be detained in an emergency room (ER) under M.G.L. c.123, s.12?

Yes. Under the statute, a licensed mental health professional who, "after examining a person, has reason to believe that failure to hospitalize...

I agree with Attorney Golden. In the meantime, maybe you could stay with your mom or a friend ?

Can the father get guardianship if his children are presently living with grandparents

Unless your son has assented to give guardianship of his children to someone else or he has been determined to be an unfit parent himself, he does...