Normally, when you have a life estate in real property, it is because you owned it all at one point, and then seeded the rest of your ownership...

I have had a matter in probate court for 2 1/2 years. How long is too long for a judge to avoid making a decision?

When a probate court completes a hearing on a primary matter or motion before it, the judge is required by law to provide a decision within 120...

To get back the money, you would have to confirm her identity and file civil suit, for which I encourage you to retain an attorney. An attorney...

CT is one of the better states in which to have this type of problem. If the fees are inaccurate, you can reduce it and adjust the amount left for...

Estate accounting Connecticut

If someone sent me a request dos "a full accounting with copies of all supporting documentation," I would understand it to be what you are looking...

My mother in-law created a life estate for her home and placed her two daughters on the deed of the home. she still appears on

They can apply a lien, but not for anything near the full value of the property. If the property is rented, then the rents, after expenses, need...

In the state of Connecticut how much of gifted monies can Medicaid retract and what is the time frame?

Any significant cash/property gifts would trigger a Medicaid disqualification period if she applies within five years of the gift.

Can I change my sister's estate lawyer?

You can absolutely change attorneys at any time you see fit. Even if you were already appointed executrix, the lawyer is working for you. ...

In the state of mass i have a trust and need advice how to go about getting it.

It's not clear whether the bank is trustee or if the trustee is holding cash for you at that bank, but in either case the merger of the banks have...

If a trust is established, is it possible to not have the attorney requesting annual maintenance fees?

If the attorney is staying involved as a trustee, or if the trustee intends to have the attorney do the trust's taxes every year, the attorney is...