Can a NJ resident get letters of administration in NY?

An answer to your question is as follows: With all due respect to the family law attorney who already submitted a response, SCPA 707(1)(c) applies...

Can i take a condo out of an irrevocable trust and then put it back?

Another answer to your questions is as follows: It depends. While an irrevocable trust is irrevocable subject to very few, narrow exceptions it is...

Can a lawyer of one beneficiary force the fiduciary of an estate trust from making distributions to the other beneficiaries?

Another answer to your question is as follows: Based on your description that that the business royalties are separate from the residuary of the...

How do I find out if a half brother has a letter of administrator?

Another answer to your question is as follows: Ask him. Failing that, go to the Surrogate's Court at Cadman Plaza (2 Adams Street) (or in the...

I have a mother who's mentally ill: bipolar, paranoid, and sometimes sleeps on subways. Have gotten her housing and help but she

An answer to your question is as follows: You have standing to bring a petition in the NY Supreme Court under Article 81 of the NY Mental Hygiene...

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Can I recover from a bank?

An answer to your question is as follows: The bank may not "lose" - as in I lost it when I left it on the train - your mother's money. When...

I owe a business in the state of ny. If I wanted to sued what kind of lawyer would I consult

A good one!! I think you mean you own a business and you want to sue the entity you bought the business from. A litigator experienced with...

EPTL Laws

An answer to your question is as follows: As a general rule the "law of the trust" governs. If the trust provisions prohibit distributions of...

A 90 yr. old man had a will until he was 88 when suddenly in 2013 the will was changed and the bulk of $50m went to charity.

Another answer to your question is as follows: Whether "we have a case" depends on a host of facts that are not in your post. If you are one of the...

Ancram, NY. Irrevocable trust, limited power of appointment, 2 properties, 4 children.

An answer to your question is as follows: without reading the document it is impossible to answer your question with particularity: the best any...