You can deduct estate planning fees to the extent it encompasses tax planning, usually 2/3 as it exceeds your miscellaneous item deduction floor.

Can either or both of the trustees be changed? If so, how and by whom? What if a trustee no longer wishes to serve?

the terms of the trust control - if absent you'll probably need court approval. i'd consult with an attorney.

Can simple changes to Trusts be safely done without a lawyer?

what's an "exorbitant amount?" - is it worth it for piece of mind? i was involved in a trust litigation - by the family's own words, their father...

What legal recourse can i do? Can her distribution be reduced for legal cost spent?

if you have an attorney involved, i don't know why you don't just ask him/her - that said, i'd consider a letter to her advising if a court order...

Is there something that can be done legally from here?

unless there's a NJ lawyer who knows the laws in Slovakia and Bratislava, you'll be wasting your time here. i think your best bet would be to try...

My mother and stepfather just had their wills, directives and power of attorney prepared. My son, their grandson's birthdate is

not cool. as it should be in the lawyer's document files, changing the birthdate would take nearly no time. i'd have your mother and stepfather...

There is an exsisting morgatage note, does the estate have to satisfy that morgatage with the estate monies.

probably not, unless there's something in the will. the mortgage follows the property, and is a lien that will be satisfied upon sale of the...

What's the difference between getting a Power of Attorney versus a Guardianship for my teen child nearing 18 with disabilities?

A power of attorney is a VOLUNTARY grant of authority from a COMPETENT adult - at 18 your daughter will be considered a legal adult. You haven't...

Must we go to courts to settle this dispute?

No tickie, no laundry. No POA = No POA

Is their a conflict of interest since the estate attorney already represents one of the beneficiaries and her husband ?

i don't think it's necessarily a conflict of interest out of the gate, but if the estate attorney is acting as you claim i'd seek to have him...