What is the wisdom of having the life insurance beneficiary be a non-family member?

Better plan, as you commented, would be to creat a minor trust to own and be the beneficiary of the policy proceeds.....the use of the funds can be...

Can I prove there was a constructive trust?

Did Dad have a will? Did he leave anything to girlfriend in the will and to you? Did Dad have joint bank accounts with the girlfriend? Do you have...

We have to open a probate case due to my father not changing his beneficiary on his life insurance plan.

Am I little confused her-- if the money is coming from a life insurance policy then the beneficiary would have been named already and on file with...

Should have the atty argued to have directors (volunteers) not have personal liability in a corporate lawsuit personally?

The volunteer protection act provides limited immunity not complete immunity from all tort claims. You have not told us the nature of the...

Not my area ofnexpertise but it occurs to me that anyone who seeks to quash the subpoena may be the way the owner focuses on targets because...

Can I sell my house if the financing is through the seller's bank?

Only a cautionary note here--make sure the promissory note gives you a right to prepay early and without any penalty for doing so. Just a quick...

I am on an HOA board with 5 members. The Pres. voted for a contract with his comp. the Vote was a 2 - 2 tie. He broke the tie.

This is a clear example of what is known as self-dealing as well as a conflict of interest. As you said he should have abstained from voting. What...

Do I need to add my partner to the LLC and/or bank account if we are splitting it 90/10 and I have all the initial risk?

No need to make him a member unless he is not going to do the work unless acknowledged as an owner (called "member"). You essentially can just...

If you file a federal return and not the state, how many years can the state go back and file your return for unpaid taxes?

Your last question answered your first. If you never filed a return for a particular year then there is no applicable SOL....it never expires.

I gave the original papers to my accountant to do my taxes and now I cannot find him anywhere. What do I have to do?

Make copies next time so you do not end up in this situation. Not a legal question.