What should a person do if a wife of 21 years is dead but she left a will to separate the estate with the kids?

By law, a spouse in New York cannot be disinherited. If there is a will, and the spouse receives less than 30% of the assets, the spouse can claim...

A trustee of an irrevocable trust can be removed with a court order. Under the NY Estates, Powers and Trusts Law, Section 7-2.6(a)92) any person...

Is there anyway to totally secure money left for someone in a will

Your question implies that the problem will not be with you providing the money. If so, and you have the money NOW to put aside to be disbursed in...

Do my brother and I have a case to get portion of deceased fathers IRA? My sister is named beneficiary.

Typically a financial institution which holds the IRA account has a procedure or protocol for properly signing a beneficiary designation form. It...

How do I set up an irrevocable trust for my vacation property to keep it available for my future descendants?

You can create an irrevocable trust - meaning you could not change your mind and revoke the trust. However, you could also create that trust under...

How can we go about obtaining bank records and if items were not said to go to someone in a will can children request father's

Not all assets a person has when he/she dies pass to beneficiary's under a will. Only things owned in your father's name alone go under his will....

Yes. The advantage of creating the trust is to make sure your house is out of your estate for probate purposes. Even though for tax purposes you...

How can I find the will of my died Father ?

In the US there is no central place for putting a will on file. Instead, an original will is often found in a person's possessions, or in the...

Can I have trustees removed from irrevocable trust started in NY State

I would recommend you hire an attorney who has expertise in Surrogate's Court litigation. It sounds like family members overreached your uncle and...

In a probate proceeding, typically the named executor offers the will to the Surrogate's Court which rules on the will's validity and also legally...