When an irrevocable trust is settled do you have to share the trust agreement with all beneficiaries immediately afterwards?

If you are a current beneficiary of the trust, then you would be entitled to a copy, and can force the trustee to provide an accounting. However,...

I am the beneficiary to a trust

Yes, if you truly are a current beneficiary (and it sounds like you are, as you have received distributions), then you would be entitled to a copy...

My 84 year old mom has a “LIFE-ESTATE” at the home where she resides

A life estate is the right to possess (and not allow someone else to possess) a property during the course of someone's life. So if your mother...

Can i get a green card if i owe taxes

I would suggest posting this question under the immigration section. My partner is an immigration attorney ([email protected]), and she deals with...

Hi My green card expired in 2009 And I haven't worked at all in 2010

Your immigration status aside, a person only needs to file taxes if he earns over a certain amount of money in a year. If you are under the age...

If I buy an interest in my mothers land, does that protect the land against claims by Medicaid?

It depends. Selling a house is tricky, because it has special status under Medicaid laws. The house is an exempt asset, so while your mother is...

My mother in law has moderate stage alzheimers and my husband is her health care proxy. When her daughter starts visiting and

I would only correct Attorney Siegel above in stating that when you visit an attorney, your husband will want to become guardian of his mother's...

I am 62 years and disabled. I live with my mother who is 88 and she owns the house we live in. I do not own the house but have

Because your mother is the sole owner of the house, only she has the right to sell the house. Simply living in the house will not allow you to stop...

Because your father has passed away, your locality will likely require the will to be filed with the local surrogate (probate) court. It is then a...

We would like to get legal guardianship of our grandchildren in NY State. Both parents are incapable of raising them.

Though courts favor the parents when determining raising the children, if the facts are serious enough, you could gain custody of your...