Estate is a little over $15,000. What needs to be done?

Unfortunately, there is a simple probate procedure that your mother's estate is too large to qualify for, so you'll have to do a full probate. Once...

Can my sister, brother and myself prevent another brother from visiting our mother?

If you're really serious about keeping your brother out of the house and are not concerned about your future relationship with him, the owners and...

My mother recent recently passed away....

There are early deadlines that must be met for you to have a chance to object to the will, so you should make it a priority to schedule an...

My wife and I own a home and our daughter and son pay the mortgage and taxes, how can they deduct it from their income tax

They can deduct the mortgage interest as long as they are either the legal owner of the home or the equitable owner. See the first sentence in (b)...

If my mom passes without a will and only me and my sister are surviving does estate automatically split between us

Massachusetts law provides that each child of your mother would inherit an equal share, with the children of a deceased child stepping into the...

Probating brother's estate in Massachusetts

Under Massachusetts law, funeral and burial expenses are payable before creditors, but I'm not sure that engraving a poem on a headstone would pass...

If the mobile home is situated at a mobile home park, you should go directly to the manager of the mobile home park to discuss the situation. The...

Father has life estate .Done 2001. has entered Nursing home under community medicaid for rehab may turn into LTC. ? home protect

I've seen several of these deeds (known as Lady Bird deeds) that were done by a retired New Bedford lawyer. The specific language in the deed is...

You should not just sit back and wait to see what happens. As Executor, you have a duty to defend the will, and the costs of that defense would be...

Is there a non-threatening way to obtain guardianship of elderly parent with alzheimers?

Perhaps a good geriatric care manager can help craft a plan, but if your mother is in denial about her needs and what her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s...