What are the steps I need to take to legally rescind my portion of the estate? Will I need to file in MS and LA?

You mean renounce. Ask the estate's attorney if it's too late to renounce. I doubt it would be a problem.

How can I find out if my parents or grandmother ever received a settlement from my physical genetic defects back in 1982?

If your parents had filed a lawsuit, it would have been on your behalf, in the county where they lived, or the county where the hospital was. Any...

House in VA. My name only on deed. Upon my death, best way for my son to sell the house? Quick Claim Deed, Probate?

Before you can pass on your property you need to secure it from claims. If your health declines and you need to go into a nursing home, the house...

Does a concerned individual have the right or even moral obligation to tell family members what they see in the trustor?

The ethics category in Avvo refers to legal ethics. Your question does not deal with legal ethics. That said, there is nothing illegal about...

Can the executor of a will evict my family and I from our inherited home?

Eviciting a tenant from a house owned by the estate is within the general powers of an executor. Whether you can be evicted depends up on the...

Attempted to remove PR and did not prevail.

The courts very rarely give anyone a second chance to seek the same relief.

Probate inheritance - family business & estate - deceased's brother vs. minor children.

This seems to be a very complex situation that will require an expert probate attorney to sort out. In general, however, one would expect the...

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Does a written debt to my mother become an asset of the estate ?

If there is a writing, the burden on you is to prove there is no debt.

How do I began a legal malpractice suit ?

Begin by contacting a lawyer who is knowledgeable in the legal malpractice field. There is a lot more to a legal malpractice case than proof of a...

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My brother was named administrator. The house has been sold. Is he now no longer administrator of the estate?

As administrator your brother is a fiduciary. That means he has a duty to wind up all the affairs of the estate to the satisfaction of the court...