You are correct that the party making the motion for summary judgment serves its papers first - at the same time as the motion is made. The other...

New York just passed a law allowing a deed to recite a designated beneficiary, who will get the property upon the owner's death, in the same...

The will must now be probated, which is the process of proving the genuineness and validity of the document. Your brother should, when he is...

If the executor is given power to select items of personal property to dispose of as she wishes, one would expect to see such a provision in the...

Seven months (starting from the granting of probate) is the period in which claims can be made against the estate. It's thus customary for an...

The two other answers were good advice. Since the tenant overstayed her welcome, she is now a holdover, and you have to start a court...

The first question is whether the Will names a successor executor. Very often, a Will nominates not only the primary choice to be executor, but,...

Your question is a hypothetical one - because I seriously doubt that there is any lawsuit or legal proceeding over the possession of family photos....

First, I'm going to make a few assumptions: (1) your husband had a will; (2) that will provided that you were to receive the real property in...

In order for someone to sign a power of attorney, that person must have requisite capacity to sign the document. A diagnosis of dementia may...