What are problems associated with 3 people on a deed, one leaves half of their portion to an outside party?

To answer this question, it would be important to know precisely how title was held by the three parties, and that would require a review of the...

If I hire a probate attorney to assist me in settling my grandmother's estate, may I pay the attorney out of the estate?

I agree with John Whelan, but wanted to add a few aspects that you should keep in mind while deciding to retain an attorney to assist you with this...

Pa inheritance tax

I can tell that you have done some research and are trying to handle the estate properly. I wanted to add that, as executor, you are a fiduciary...

If you are a co executor in a will do you receive a fee if the executor receives everything in the will?

A co-executor is entitled to a reasonable fee, but be aware that both executors also have a fiduciary duty to properly administer the estate, be...

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I have property I would like to leave to my child. He is getting public assistance, will welfare take what I leave to him?

That is an excellent question, and you are wise to hesitate and ask questions before leaving assets outright to your child which might disqualify...

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Medicaid settlement - are they allowed to take life insurance ?

In Pennsylvania, DPW can assert a Medicaid Estate Recovery claim against the probate estate only, and the life insurance proceeds would not be in...

PA. Mom rec'd med aid via area aging agency & lien was placed on home-jointly owned w/dad. Both died. Can the lien be removed?

It sounds as though Pennsylvania DPW has made a claim based on the Medicaid Estate Recovery program, for Medical Assistance benefits provided to...

Can the government rescind cash gifts given to children by their parents.

There are other, and better, ways to plan for the possibility that one might need help from Medicaid to pay for nursing home bills, other than to...

Is a loss in a taxable year deductible from inheritance taxes received the same year?

Just to clarify, an inheritance, like a gift, is not taxable income to you, unless a portion of it represented income that the estate earned, in...

Do i have to probate an estate w/joint bank accounts for myself and the deceased? can i transfer car title without probate?

You may not need to probate the will, but bear in mind that, as the personal representative for the estate, you are a "fiduciary" and therefore...