Do I need a court order to have my deceased father's financial recods disclosed?

I am sorry for your loss. In theory, as your father's personal representative/executor/administrator, you are entitled to access and review any...

My mom has mild dementia, she appointed my brother as poa over her bank account to handle her bill, I suspect he is using some

Powers of Attorney are the most free and fickle of all fiduciary roles, and it's that fact that can lead to problems like this. The document...

Break a living trust?

Just to supplement the two thorough answers above, a good first step will be to request an accounting, which means that the Trustee will have to...

My partner has Alzheimers. He has 2 guardians that take care of his legal and financial needs. I have lived here 2 years.

While it might be courteous, you are under no obligation to leave.

I am seeking vivitations with my grandson (parents were never married), the mother has taken him out of state w/o the father's

That your son is adopted places you in no worse position than if he was naturally born to you, but in either case, there is little you personally...

At the time of a person's death, how is the payment of any bills handled if all assets are designated to beneficiaries?

The short answer is that if your will makes SPECIFIC distributions that cover all of your assets, and there are debts to be paid, the executor will...

I'm not familiar with the mechanics of the Michigan probate courts, but it would be better for your younger sister to petition to terminate the...

Trust question

The new husband should have no effect on the distribution of trust assets. That doesn't mean they won't be able to spend all the money, just that...

Strange question

The language in your question is very back-and-forth, and that makes it difficult for me to know with any certainty that I'm fully grasping the...

Irevocable living trust?

A revocable trust is a separate entity, and if it contains certain other entities, such as business interests, it can have an EIN/TIN for those...