Are children of deceased parent responsible for parent's debt upon death?

Your mother's probate estate is responsible to pay debts before distributing any inheritance. What's part of her probate estate? Any assets that...

We established a new living trust when moving here 6 yrs ago - but understand laws have been changed - what is new?

The best advice I can give you is to maintain a relationship with a trusts and estates attorney -- you might check every few years. Why don't you...

I would like to know how I can or if I can write a will that would be binding.

You should try to meet with a local trusts and estates attorney -- even for a simple will (one without trusts), it's always good to review things...

How responsible am I for my husband's debt ?

The rep. was correct that creditors can file a claim against the probate estate in the local Orhpans' Court, so the question is what assets are...

If my husband and I are killed w/o a will what becomes of our 2 children?

As Mrs. Smith Schmitz suggests in her fine response, the answer to your very question is the reason every young couple with children (or evan a...

Do Wills have priority over Widow rights.

The answer depends upon who is on the deed at the time of your death. Presumably, you are the only one on the deed now. If that remains the case...

In short, no. And if you somehow receive correspondence or phone calls, you can ignore them. Your brother's estate is responsible for his...

Should I let my brother move in, or move my mom in with me? Or can I do anything?

Having Power of Attorney, you might alert her bank as to her condition and that they should not honor any checks made out to cash or to your...

My 90 year old mother's estate is approx. 200k comprised of cash, stock & mutual funds.

The decision to gift or continue to hold assets until death is a decision that should be made with a local trusts and estates attorney who can help...

If my husband becomes administrator of his Dad's estate, does that leave descretion up to him?

Absent a Will, the state's intestacy laws will decide who gets what. One of the children will need to file paperwork with the local county Probate...