My brother just died. He is married to his second wife, one year. first wife whom he had two children with died fifteen yrs ago

Did your brother have a will? If the answer is yes, then in most cases the assets should pass according to the will. If he died without a will then...

No. Maine does not have common law marriage.

I fell fifteen feet of a machine at work from a broken door and its been two months and I'm still messed up cant drive dizzy and

You should contact your employer immediately to initiate a worker's compensation claim. You have a 30 day window from the date of the incident in...

Civil action after someone dies in a car wreck after texting me.

If you believe that the estate plans on suing you for contributing for the death of your friend then you should speak with an attorney who handles...

If I form an LLC or S-Corp by a certain date, can I treat all of 2014 as if the corp existed the entire year?

I can think of no situation where you can treat an entity as existing for whole year where in fact one did not exist. My impression is that you are...

I was involved in an auto accident and have consulted with a lawyer whose fees are 1/3 of our winnings. Is this a fair amount?

Contingent fee cases are usually 1/3 or more depending on the complexity of the case. So the 1/3 is not unusual so I guess you could call it a...

How much can u give one person before u will be taxed this would be a one time gift to his brother thanks

You can gift up to $14,000 per year without gift tax consequences. If you give more than that, you can take advantage of the lifetime credit that...

I agree with my colleague. Under Maine law, you are not responsible for your husband's debts unless it is a joint debt or you guaranteed the debt,...

What can I do to stop my siblings from taking my deceased mothers funds in her trust?

When you say HBO, do you mean held for the benefit of? Or something else? Also, how is the trust structured? Who is/are the trustee(s)? Who are the...

I'm getting divorced. I am a co-signer(along with my wife) on a loan that my mother in law took out.

You are still liable on the loan even though you no longer have an interest in the home. You will be relieved of liability only if the loan is paid...