If you are power of attorney and are taking care og someone, are you able to take a pay check for the services you provide?

If you are an agent under a power of attorney, then you are a "fiduciary" for the person whom you are taking care of. Being a fiduciary means...

Question regarding a quitclaim transfer into a trust.

Your mother, alone needs to sign the deed. The deed should name your mother as the "Releasor." The "Releasee" should be named as follows: "The...

Can they cut the out of wedlock children from the estate?

If you can prove paternity, then, under the United States Supreme Court case of Trimble v. Gordon, you are considered as your father's children for...

Mother passed on and left no will how would i go about setting up and estate acount.

I'm not a Virginia lawyer, so the following is a generalization. You should consult with a lawyer who practices in your state. All assets that...

NJ Lawyer is executor of my fathers will and he wants to siphon 5 percent. Can we unload the bloodsucking lawyer?

This is actually a two part question. First is the lawyer's right to serve as executor. The 2d is his fee., First. If the lawyer was named in...

Is the estate executor required to share the details of his parents' estate with his sibling?

An executor has a duty to list all of the estate assets on an inventory. That inventory must normally be filed within 60 days from date of death....

What to do about an evasive executor?

You said that your father in law "recently" passed away. Under CT law, anyone in possession of a will must deliver it to the executor. if the...

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Under Section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code, most inherited items receive a "stepped up" basis at death. This does NOT apply to what are...

Is a will executed in NY State valid in Tenn.

Many states have statutes that "validate" wills properly executed in other states. Secondly, the same words may have different meanings in...

Do estate bank accounts have to be set up in the same state as the decedents original bank account?

Estate bank and brokerage accounts can be set up in any state, unless prohibited by the law of the decedent's domicile. The executor must obtain...