I need to change the holder of my special needs trust.

I do not know what provisions were put into the trust for a change in Trustee, as in who has the power to make the change or whether you had to go...

If a power of attorney is 30 years old and not a relative who is abusing the power of attorney against the family

You won't get control unless the agent under the POA is breaching her fiduciary duties to your uncle or unless your uncle has sufficient capacity...

Do people in jail have any rights to the profits from the sale of their mother's house ( Just died) ?

I have had estates with beneficiaries who were in prison. That doesn't make them not a beneficiary. If, however, the grandmother legally adopted...

Can someone be appointed administrator of estranged wife's estate if their parents have power of attorney?

Everyone should have a POA. Saying that the estranged husband's parents have POA until his death is an odd comment. Most POAs are revocable and...

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Will executor and creditors

The will describes who serves as executor and/or trustee and who receives distributions from a decedent' estate. Sometimes specific items or...

Do you need a witness to sign a will in Pennsylvania? mil made a will 13 day before she died from COPD.

PA does not require witnesses or a notary on a Will for it to be valid. If there are no witnesses then two persons who can verify the signature on...

Do I have the right to act on my mother's behalf, as her POA, if she is named executor of a will.

The short answer is No. If your mother is currently serving as the Executor, the attorney for the estate is going to have to work with you to have...

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I believe you have inadvertently asked your question under Power of Attorney, which is different from Protection From Abuse. I have redirected...

First, you need to get an attorney. If your step father inherited the house from your mother by operation of law (i.e. his name was added to the...

My mother inherited a house a year ago and wants to transfer title to me. It's paid for will she be hit with a gift tax?

Your mother will only owe gift tax if she has used up all of her lifetime applicable exclusion amount, which currently is $5,450,000. Otherwise,...