My brother abused his POA and Executor rights. What can we do to reclaim some of the monies?.

An action should be brough to compell and accounting of the estate. The Court would then have the authority to review the account and, if things...

If i put my house deed in my 2 childrens name and mine and something happened to me would my husband get my 1/3 of the house?

The disposition of your remaining interest in the house would depend on a number of factors. First your would have to determine whether the deed...

While there is no requirement that the lawyer keep a copy of the Will I would expect most attorneys to retain a copy of the document. While a...

While there is no set period for settling an estate 7 years seems like an extraordinay amount of time. I would probably recommend starting off by...

Executor fees in NJ

Assuming only 1 Executor: 5% of the first 200,000; 3.5% of the next 800,000; and 2% of everything in excess of $1,000,000. Very truly...

While I agree that the payment of an Executor fee is income for both federal and NJ purposes. I strongly disagree that it is automatically self...

Executor for Will

I largely agree with the prior post. Two Co-Executors is an invitation for trouble if the two do not get along exceptionally well. You are...

My mother just recently passed away do i have to probate the will since everything is left to my father who is still alive?

As the prior post indicated the need for probate will be largely determined by the manner in which the assets were held. If all assets were held...

Why does the irs ask for max. balances on foreign accounts?

Fraudulent use of foreign accounts to avoid income tax has been a longtime problem for the IRS. They are getting very serious about stopping it. ...

How do I will my home to my children?

I'd strongly recommend your meeting with an estate planning attorney to implement a comprehensive estate plan which would include a Will that would...