Attorneys Perry and Daymude are correct. As noted by Attorney Daymude, your best bet is to create a Revocable Trust, fund said trust with all of...

Attorney Pippen is correct. Normally, gifting to third parties under a Power of Attorney ("POA") is strictly forbidden, as the POA is supposed to...

What happens when the primary beneficary dies 3 weeks after the insured but never got the proceeds from life policy?

Attorney Shultz is correct. This is simply a matter of the provisions of the life insurance contract. If there is a long survivorship provision...

There are three sons wondering if they have the right to see their father's will. Completely left out in the cold.

Attorneys Pippen and Smolinski are correct. The three sons should retain counsel in the state where their father resided at the time of his death....

How do I obtain a copy of my fathers revocable living trust?

I am sorry for your loss. Assuming you are either a Trustee or a beneficiary of the Revocable Trust, you would be entitled to see a copy of the...

I am named as the executor on a will where there are no assets. I live in another state. Where do I start?

Unless you feel you have a moral obligation to the deceased person to clean up his or her estate, your best bet may be to simply walk away. That...

Attorney Schemmel is correct. The power of attorney passed away with your mother and is no longer valid. If your matter were in Connecticut, we...

Can I challenge a pod even it's not in the will ?

Attorneys Kubikian and Smolinski are correct. A "Payable on Death" ("POD") account typically names an individual beneficiary and, thus, does not...

Opening a Revocable Trust account with a broker (eg) Fidelity, First Allied Securities

If the Grantor is deceased, the trust becomes an irrevocable trust and must have its own Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN"). The Trustee will...

My father has passed ,can I inherit what was left to him,if he was not taken out of the will I am his only child?

Attorney Herman-Giddens is correct. It is vitally important that you retain an attorney in the jurisdiction where your aunt resided to review the...