Do I need to go through probate court and/or need an attorney to handle this?

In situations like this, the IRS is going after low hanging fruit. They figure that they can squeeze some money out of you be sending letters...

The "closed" just means that the appointment of the personal representative has been made. You can still pull the file at the Probate Court and...

With these types of highly specific trust questions, the answers always depend on the details of the particular trust in question. Nevertheless, in...

Can I pay my son from my mother's money for living with and caring for her? How much? She needs 24 hour supervision.

Attorney Golden is exactly right. When I've had these situations, I've always gotten a geriatric care manager to do an assessment and write a...

My husband died without a will, life insurance, etc. I received an annuity check made out to his "estate".

From what you said, it looks like he didn't designate a beneficiary of his annuity in advance. When this happens, the decedent's estate is usually...

Does a Trust which identifies its beneficiaries as "living issue of the Grantor" qualify as a "look-through" Trust per Pub 590?

A proper determination of the tax treatment of a trust as beneficiary of an IRA would require reviewing the trust document as a whole. To address...

How can i get information about my parents trust since i am not trustee? my parent has died and my sibling is trustee.

My approach is usually to play nice then gradually ratchet up the pressure. If you can't get a copy of the trust from your sibling, you could have...

I have a warranty deed for a transfer of real estate from my father. Am I fully responsible for everything.

There are three parties to a trust, the grantor, trustee, and beneficiary. Some trusts place little or no restrictions on what any of them can do....

My Mom recently passed, no will/estate. Most assets were joint w/Dad except C/Cs & stock options . Need advice on how to handle.

I think you should open the estate with Probate. In order to collect against your mother's estate, the credit card companies have to properly file...

I want to get married what can I do?

Getting married is easy. First, go to the city or town clerk's office of any town and fill out a quick form to get a marriage license. There's a...