In trust litigation it is not uncommon for the beneficiary's attorney to be paid by the trust fund. If the facts prove out as you have stated...

How do i put my son as beneficiary on my home and what does it usually cost!

The deed could be changed to joint between you and your son or to make you a life tenant with your son as remainderman. There are significant...

How can I make an estate executor disclose to me and the court what she had done and/or failed to do? She refuses to tell me.

As has been stated if you are a beneficiary under the Will you can petition the court to order a formal accounting. It should be noted that the...

What type of lawyer sets up trusts for an impaired child on disability

The inheritance should be left in a third party Special Needs Trust (sometimes call a Supplemental Benefits Trust) so that the funds in the trust...

Can the Executor of an estate in NJ also contest the will, or is this a conflict of interest?

Has the Surrogate admitted the Will to probate and confirmed your uncle as Executor or does the Will he not like merely appoint him Executor? This...

Beneficiaries of annuities outside of the parameters of an estate?

While it is true that annuities are not part of the probate estate and as such you should be able to claim the annuity directly without need to go...

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Questions for being executor for a small estate

I would strongly encourage you to work with an attorney. If the liabilities prove to be larger than the assets there is priority in which claims...

$600 left in bank account. I am her only child.

From the Essex County Surrogate's website. "Affidavit of Next-of-Kin In an intestate estate where the decedent leaves no surviving spouse or...

My g mother died left my father 500,000. he died six months later with out dispersal . As his daughter can I claim his inherita

From the Essex County Surrogate's website "Affidavit of Next-of-Kin In an intestate estate where the decedent leaves no surviving spouse or civil...

The last filed income tax return can be a valuable source for this information. If no recent income tax returns are available you can order a 1099...