You could do that in your own estate documents, if... 1) your mother's will/trust gave you a power of appointment; or 2) your mother's will...

When someone is due funds based on someone else being deceased, the only way to get it is to show that either they were a joint holder of an...

I am trustee of a house that is 50% in trust and owned by 6 people. 3 owners won't sign P&S agreements.

A petition to partition may just be the way to go. The house will get sold and you can force him to itemize his expenses and justify them to a...

In Massachusetts, is there any law stopping me from putting up a headstone and burying my deceased mother in my own back yard?

Yes. Though I am on mobile at the moment and cannot find the cite (MGL c 113?), burial sites are regulated under the authority of the public...

My father died one month ago without a will.

Yes. Once appointed Personal Representative, you (or whoever the PR is), can sue the girlfriend to get the money back. As for "criminally"...

Depending on the time since the decedent's death, he may have to apply for a License to Sell Real Estate. He would have to give you notice of this...

If we were approved for a home loan and now the condo association doesn't accept our type of loan do we get our deposit back?

That situation sounds very odd to me. However, the reverse may be true: the condo association may not be approved by FHA. Things like having...

Can the executor of my grandparent's estate legally perform a 72 hour eviction even though I lived there for 20 years?

Not only can't he evict you in 72 hours (unless eviction proceedings were already underway and to that point), but in some cases if a relative is...

Cracks appearing in condo walls. Do I pursue legal action against bldg owner, board of trustees, contractor or all of them?

It very well could be all of them. The issue is that these specific occurrences are so reliant on the facts that you won't know which one or more...

I would prefer to work with a Christian lawyer if there is a way to find one as such, how would I do so?

You can certainly ask around your church community. I also wouldn't be surprised if you Google something like "Christian attorneys in Boston" and...