Combining trust assets

Without a significant amount of research and knowing your situation better I can't say for sure, but it is unlikely that you can simply smush the...

I start with a cautionary word for others who might be reading: you are running into trouble now because the payment of the probate fee has not...

Does a lawyer have authority to provide copies of a will to a power of attorney?

The rules of professional conduct in most states provide that an attorney is unable to provide information they have through representing a client...

I need legal advice regarding my uncle's estate

There is very little you can do to prevent the assets from being distributed intestate (as if there was no will) if there are no properly executed...

Can my husband get any of my trust money if I don't even have access to it until a certain age

It is impossible to definitively answer that question without actually looking in the trust, but it is highly unlikely. Normally age...

Please explain more about pour over wills.

Your initial question of whether the real estate needed to be deeded through the trust first implied that the trust has some relation or claim to...

Please explain more about pour over wills.

Your initial question of whether the real estate needed to be deeded through the trust first implied that the trust has some relation or claim to...

While the trust may be entitled to ownership of the real estate by will or contract, it is not the legal owner of the property until such property...

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Living Trust

Most states, including Massachusetts, do not require a trust to be filed with any arm of the government, however a trust containing real estate may...

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My attorney made a mistake and asked for a house appraisal at time of death instead of time of sale. This mistake caused me $10K

Just to clarify my understanding of this situation: you are one of three sisters inheriting your mother's estate, primarily her house. The sister...