Can my mother disinherit me and my half siblings from my father's estate?

The terms of the will control your father's probate estate. Ask to see the will. The Personal Representative is required to submit the will...

Generally the joint owner automatically inherits the property. However, if your grandmother's name was placed on the account for convenience only,...

My father died 9 months ago, the family house is still just sitting and looks abandoned, how can we get this sold?

There are several factors in play in your scenario. First, is the house owned by your father's trust? If it is, probate the executor do not...

How can I place an add to find a will and the attorney who prepared it for my deceased mother?

If all of the assets were held jointly, nothing would have been governed by your mother's will because all the assets would have passed by...

Life insurance passes outside of probate and you cannot control the payout of the life insurance as the child was a listed beneficiary. You may be...

No, the estate recovery unit will not negotiate a payment plan in your case. You do not fall into the exceptions where MassHealth would defer...

Each of you has an ownership interest in the trailer and each of you has the right to use and occupy the trailer. As the names of the children are...

The estate of your grandfather could have easily filed an income tax return and paid the taxes before the distributions to the beneficiaries. ...

How can more trustee names be added to a irrevocable trust

Most trusts have provisions to enable additional and/or successor Trustees to be named in the event of a vacancy. You should review the trust with...

What happens if there is no will or estate and we recieve a class action check in my mother's name? Who can cash it?

You will need to open an estate in the probate court to cash the check.