Guardianship or power of attorney for 26 year old autistic and mildly retarded male.

Is your nephew competent to sign such documents? Was your mother the nephew's lawfull guardian and if so how did she reach such status? Did your...

Unusual. An attorney who is also an administrator of an estate will open a trust account for the estate and will balance the estate's bank...

My parents passed away and I can't find my father's will, I found my mothers, who pre-deceased him.

Even if an attorney no longer practices attorneys always keep original wills. If the original was delivered to your father or the executor the...

Wills/Trusts of Recently Deceased Grandfather: My grandfather just passed. A couple of years ago, he named my mother as the

In New York, the probate court is called the Surrogate's Court. Every county has one. Check with the clerk of court where your grandfather lived...

I need a good and reliable estate attorney in the Westchester County, NY area. I am an only son with just two parents and when

Mr. Chertock is correct. There are many good attorneys in Westchester County.

I own the life estate to fathers house and property. Done by estate lawyer and filed.

The best person to answer that is the elder law attorney since none of us on AVVO have reviewed any papers prepared for your father. If your...

I am an admistrator on my moms estate. The civil suit is done, lawyer said the check will be written out to the estate.

Has the estate paid all of your mom's debts? Have you notified the potential creditors of the estate as required by law? Has the time period for...

I am the deeded person of my fathers life estate, are there any things I need to be concerned about.

Request that an attorney review the real estate deed. If your father has not done so (and is still competent to do so) help him find a lawyer to...

Do I have a case?

As the legal guardian she is a fiduciary. She is responsible for his legal obligations and physical and health care needs. Who pays for nursing...

When filling out guardianship papers for minor's property, do I need to fill out the affidavit of a parent, if I am the mother?

Will she be receiving property from her father? If so, I presume that you will serve in place of a surrogate appointed guardian? Are you entitled...