Are contesting heirs entitled to determine the amount of the PR/Executor-fee?

An heir can contest the reasonableness of the fee - and even suggest a more reasonable amount - but the final decision is with the court.

Are contesting heirs entitled to garnish other heirs' inheritance-portions to pay for their own contesting-lawyer's fee?

Demand that the contestant be reimbursed out of the trust for attorney's fees is a common demand. The contestant would have to win their contest...

Can I ,as a beneficiary of a realty trust with a renegade trustee, ask a judge to amend the trust document to majority rules ?

If the trustee has been engaging in self-dealing, you may be able to have him removed and have one or both of the remaining siblings appointed...

My stepfather passed away. His kids read a will to my mom where she gets nothing. It was written in 1970 is it binding

The answer is that it may very well still be binding. The caveats, of which there may be many, depend on your step-father's history since 1970. ...

Will she lose her benefits and SSI

You mother-in-law's father could prevent this with some very simple estate planning. That would be the surest way to ensure that her inheritance...

My son is paying my mortgage,My husband died 10 yrs ago,I want to put my sons name on the deed,also I want life tenancy

You are smart to be considering these matters now. You should meet with an estate planning attorney who can take stock of all your assets and all...

Can I get out of this gym membership contract with no fees?

I have, personally, run into this situation before. Their whole tactic is that a manager is NEVER there. It seems these places are very utopian...

You will have to disclose any interest in a trust, so that won't really help. The only way to get it off the FAFSA would be not to own it anymore....

I need a divorce from a mentally unstable chronic overspending wife. She continues to ruin our credit and I want out.

There is no guarantee that a judge will split everything 50/50. If you can show that most of the debt is hers, he could conceiveably give her most...

Can I sue for breach of an oral agreement/contract of a loan of $49,000 from April 2007 ?

I assume the monthly payments were for $300 each. With each passing month, you lose the right to collect on another $300 payment. This is because...