I have been assigned as the executor of a will. What are the benefits of hiring an attorney to help?

As Executor, you have personal responsibility for making sure that the probate and tax documentation is filed properly, that you pay the bills that...

Using annual exclusion limits to gift LLC interests to children via UTMA

These are all great questions for the estate planning attorney who prepared your LLC, as well as your other documents. If, in fact, you prepared...

How do I remove my sister as the executrix of our mother's estate? I am in AZ, she is in CA, and the estate is in NY.

I'm sorry for your situation. Unfortunately, removing an Executrix is not an easy proposition due to the need to prove that your sister has acted...

If 2 people own acreage in bulloch county Georgia, and it is deeded in both their names can 1 owner have the property divided?

I would urge you to retain an experienced Georgia attorney who can determine (a) whether the property can be divided; (b) if so, to negotiate with...

Attorneys Shultz and Potter are correct. An executor may not change the terms of the will. Based upon the facts presented, I would strongly urge...

Attorney Shultz is correct. A trust is a form of agreement and, absent an unusual requirement in a particular state, witnesses are not necessary...

Power of Attorney

Attorney Shultz is correct. A power of attorney dies with the person who signed it.

Can my husband change the locks on his mother property as his sisters have been taking personnel items since her death

Avvo is a website designed to provide answers to questions governed by United States law. Based upon your email address, it appears that you are...

If you own property in joint tendency for over a year. Does the surviving person have to pay inheritance tax.

If the estate is insolvent, then the properties which are jointly held or pass by a beneficiary designation will have to be quite valuable in order...

Can one with power of attorney for a person legally make himself that person's sole beneficiary using an irrevocable trust?

Attorney Shultz is correct. At a bare minimum, it sounds like you need an experienced attorney to review this matter to determine whether A's...