Successor trustee does not want to be sole trustee.

First, look to the tems of the trust. If there is no guidance within the document, you should petition the court.

I filed and received an income tax check for working in prison, is this legal?

When you earn income in the United States, you have an obligation to report that income. This still applies if you are in prison. You are doing...

What is the current federal tax estate exclusion for noncitizen spouses? What is the maximal amount of time

The purpose of a Qualified Domestic Trust (known as a QDT or QDOT) is to preserve the marital deduction when the surviving spouse is not a United...

In the POA New York Statutory Short Form there are number of options eg Designation of Monitor,Compensation of Agent,

As the previous attorney stated, spend the money to go see an attorney and have the document executed under his or her supervision. This decreases...

Can we hold the executor of the estate liable for not listing our deceased parents condo for sale in a timely manner?

You signed the waiver, so you have given away substantial leverage to the executor. Consider demanding the immediate liquidation (sale) of the...

Should we negotiate paying off debt with the original creditor?

Ask for Debt Validation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. My office can help represent you in a matter such as this. Call...

I WANT TO SELL THE PROPERTY IN INDIATHAT MY FATHER HAD WRITTEN FOR MY DAUGHTERS COLLEGE EDUCATION, SHOULD IRS WILL TAKE TAX?

STOP AND GO SEE A US TAX LAWYER RIGHT AWAY. The fact pattern raises several potential tax AND reporting issues. There may be a US gift tax on...

My mother is on medicaid in NY and has no money in the bank. My father died last year and I am a beneficiary of his IRA

The likely scenario is that your Mom would be disqualified from Medicaid until she consumed the money, which would be a huge waste. She would...

Get everyting you can related to the voting - all notices, ballots, proxies, etc. as well as a copy of teh CO-OP agreement and/or the Bylaws and go...

Tax lawyer

if you are a person whose fiscal year ends on December 31, then your tax return for TY 2011 was due on April 15, unless you applied for and were...