I agree regarding not knowing all of the facts. Also, I don't know what you mean by Mary's ability to "delegate" the administration of the trust...

Why is there still a 30 day waiting period from the lawyer after the Decree from the judge was approved to get in inheritance?

It's because, under the Connecticut statutes, anyone "aggrieved" by the probate court's decree can appeal the decree to the superior court within...

Can an executor ask someone to assist him?

He can delegate jobs that are purely administrative, but cannot delegate those that involve the exercise of discretion. The problem is that, as a...

There is a CT Supreme Court case on this. I believe that it's Reid v. Lord. I once had occasion to do a will for a woman under a conservatorship....

In the "old days," when we had typewriters, we did codicils (amendments) because we didn't want to have to have the will retyped. Codicils have to...

How do you begin to contest a will? What are the odds of success? What kind of evidence do we need to contest a will?

Before we get into the issues, there is one thing you must do. You have to have the probate court hearing on the admission of the will postponed...

Can a probate judge subponea a copy of the will from the attorney who created it.

Let's start with the issue of a copy of a will vs. the original will. If an original will can't be found, and if it was in the hands of the...

As the other lawyers have stated, fee arrangements depend on the facts of the case. We've done them on a contingent basis where we have "very good...

After dad/grandparents passing I've been named as a beneficiary in a family owned home and the other shareholders refuse to sell

I agree with the other lawyers regarding a "partition." I just want to explain to you what a "partition" is. An owner of a partial interest in...

Grandmother left 75% of estate to 3 sons or their surviving spouses. One son died and his wife remarried. Is she a beneficiary?

This is a difficult question to answer without research. The issue is when the spouse's share "vested" in her [when she became entitled to it....