The first step would be to obtain permission from your spouse, as you will need his or her signature. If you've already cleared that potential...

Attorney Chertock is correct, this is what you hire an attorney for. If your attorney isn't aware of the proper procedures & steps to take (such as...

If you are unaware of any "inspection" per se, then most likely this is what is known as an "open" violation, meaning that some past violation that...

Attorney Jones is absolutely correct, no one but named beneficiaries should be in such meetings or discussions... especially if they are being...

Depending on how you'd like to accomplish your obvious objective of stopping any abuse and undue influence, you have a few options. First off, I'd...

If you suspect elder abuse, your best course of action would be to contact the NY State Adult Protective Services at 844-697-3505 or...

The short answer to your question is probably not. I say "probably" based on the information you've provided regarding the text of the Trust, yet I...

The answer depends upon how the house is deeded. If you and your brother own it as joint tenants with rights of survivorship (JTWROS), then when...

While your situation is unfortunate, your father has the right to leave (or not leave) bequests to anyone he chooses. The only person he cannot...

You state that your mother left you "to be executor of her Will." Yet you have not petitioned the Surrogate's Court's Court to accept said Will...