How should I hold title to my vacation/retirement home in South Carolina? My wife and I have revocable living trusts.

Since you already have a living trust, by all means, title your vacation home in the name of the trust. One of the advantages in having a living...

Info on a will

There is no such thing as a will that does not require probate. For a will to take on legal power, two things must happen: 1) the person whose...

Can we complete the deed of distribution ourselves or is a lawyer necessary

Let me answer your question with a question: Do you want the deed of distribution and final petition to be done correctly? Preparing and...

Birth certificate name different than what appears on my Living trust. Other docs include my nickname. What changes r needed?

I agree with my colleague. You should clean up your documents so that you are known by only one name, which for consistency's sake should be the...

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My mother moved to nursing home in indiana this year. What is my mothers state of residency for tax / estate purposes?

More facts are always important, but residency and domicile are usually a collection of facts. The more facts that exist in favor of mom living in...

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Property Fraud!!!!!

You need to get with an estate lawyer, and fast! Assuming all the facts you are given us are true and can be proven, it would appear that you and...

Do I need a lawyer?

We need a whole lot more facts to be able to answer your question. However, before you start lawyering up on this matter, I suggest that you have a...

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If not married and my partner leaves all to me in a will can it be contested by family.

My colleagues offer you excellent advice. In addition, you ask, "can it be contested by family?" The answer to that question is always "yes". In...

Relative kept car that was given to me by my elderly Aunt who fears confronting that relative: how can I obtain it?

Your question is loaded with "he said, she said, and who said what to whom," none of which will matter at all unless you have the answer to this...

My Father has passed and Mother was told that she had to change house to her name only. Everything is ion both names no Will.

Your question does not tell us some very important facts, such as how was the house titled? If they were both on the deed, as you say,, how did...