Probate necessary?

The first step is to determine whether you really need to change the deed. If you were also on the deed, then I don't see a great need to spend...

How can i find oregon lawyers for drafting up the will for low cost?

The needs of seniors, especially those with fewer tangible assets and poorer health, may be the most complicated. Wills may not be the entire...

If a waiver is signed releasng trustee frm respnsblty for distrbutn to a benef, can they still retain control of how it is made?

From your paraphrasing of what you call the "distribution document," it seems that the trustee has been asked to make a distribution of principal...

My mother is cared for by State. Will State take my fathers home? He recently passed. They were divorced, her name is on deed.

Your parents' divorce severed your mother's rights to inherit from your father, and their co-ownership of the property was no longer as tenancy by...

Do I have any rights to my father's ashes? Do I have any legal right to amend my father's death certificate?

If what you say is the entire story with regard to their 'marriage' while your father was still married to your mother, I too find it difficult to...

Currently, as long as the property was your mother's, her estate owns the property, not you. As executor, you are the one with the authority to...

LIFE ESTATE or should we call it, Life Time Rights?

Rather than recording some change to the deed and affecting the property's title, I would recommend you draw up a family agreement that addresses...

How is my estate both assets property and cash protected only for my child in event of of her failed marriage after my passing.

Assets held in a person's own name are always within arm's reach of a creditor. One potential creditor who can be particularly dangerous is the...

My mother wants to transfer house to her daughter name. She is 86.

Assuming the home is your mother's residence and not a rental property, there are no income tax implications, and the tax basis in the house does...

Is there a way to give my three adult children my vacation property at this time so that it will avoid the look back period?

The 5-year lookback on transfers is an unavoidable federal standard for someone looking to qualify for government assistance for nursing home care....