In terrorem trust clause wont work when hostile son just wants to tie-up assets & deliberately inflict pain on my beneficiaries.

This question sounds a lot like other ones I have answered many times on Avvo. If all you want is helpful information, I would suggest that you...

Vindictive, unstable son. A certainty he'll challenge my estate. How can I protect other 2 kids? Irrevocable trust? Disownment?

This scenario is all too common. I have answered a number of similar questions on Avvo already, one of which had facts exactly like yours. So...

When a will is executed if there are accounts with no beneficiary how soon do they get processed through probate?

You are asking several questions. Let me try to break them up. Joint accounts and accounts with a designated beneficiary are transferred...

Is it possible to petition the court for appointment as personal representative and not probate the will?

You are required to file a will for probate if you are the PR. If you think about it you can see why. The highest priority to be named as PR goes...

Et al is a Latin abbreviation for "and others." As though lawyers can't make things confusing enough using English abbreviations! It is probably...

There is more to the situation than just establishing your authority as trustee. If I understand you, the last deed for the property was in the...

A voluntary administrator is not officially appointed by the court, and has minimal authority - paying bills and distributing assets in an estate...

Can an Estate be settled/closed if an heir still owes money to the deceased?

It is hard to provide a specific answer because there are several ways to close an estate in Mass under the Uniform Probate Code, and it is not...

Due to high risk of a challenge to my estate after I'm gone, can I add my son's name to my real estate deeds so we're co-owners?

You need to talk to an attorney about the best way to achieve your goals. As one other attorney said, you can lose some income tax benefits by...

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Challenge to estate is certainty. Need to omit close relatives. How can I make sure it's understood that omission is deliberate?

It is hard to give a one-size-fits-all answer to this sort of question, since every situation is different and every family is different. But...