Is a deathbed verbal WILL to an executor legal in NY state?

No. Retain qualified counsel in your area.

Can my kids grandmother keep them out the will?

Yes, it is perfectly legal for a grandparent to omit naming grandchildren as beneficiaries in his or her will. The only people that NY residents...

The short answer is that depending upon the specific wording of the SNT, it may or may not be "protected." Ms. Willi is correct, you need to...

A witness to a NY Will must be a "disinterested" party, meaning a person not benefiting from the estate of the decedent. Your question doesn't say...

When do I have to go through the eviction process in NY state?

If a clear and unambiguous landlord/tenant relationship exists (via the existence of a lease, rent receipts, etc) then the landlord is required to...

What action can Melissa (Settlor), Barbara and Karen (beneficiaries) take against John (trustee)? Details added.?

At the risk of allowing you to use Avvo to do your Trusts Law class homework, here is a very general answer: Your fact pattern doesn't provide...

How do I file a claim against my former landlord who declared bankruptcy before returning my security deposit?

Moving your question to Bankruptcy for a more detailed answer. Briefly stated, simply because a debtor declares bankruptcy does not necessarily...

How can I evict my ex girlfriend from my house ?

Neither. If there is (or was) a mutually agreed upon rental amount, she is a tenant... irrespective of whether she has paid that amount. A...

What does a POA do when he is the POA for a husband and wife and one of them dies?

A Power of Attorney ceases to exist upon the death of the principal (in this case the elderly husband and/or wife). That answers the first part of...

No. Waivers & Citations are to be sent to distributees of the estate and are designed to give them the opportunity to either consent to or oppose...