Can I leave my estranged wife out of my will and leave my possessions to my friends, legally? Thank you.

As long as you do not proceed to a divorce, you are still bound by most of the legal obligations that come with marriage. You will not be able to...

If you are a trustee of a trust, can that effect your eligibility for SS income.

I am sorry for your loss. You are asking the right questions, and I admire the fact that you are trying to think about and identify the best...

Should i be concerned with a lawyer who represented brother against father when dad was alive and is now handling fathers estate

You raise a very interesting question. Just to clarify, I assume that "back up executor" is not your brother. To attempt to resolve this...

Guardianship procedure in Pennsylvania. How do you get a doctor to swear a person is incompetent with privacy laws that exist?

With our aging population, this situation is becoming more and more common. That is why we encourage everyone to have an up-to-date Power of...

Which estate gets probated?

I am sorry for your loss. I like your final sentence: "I know I am going to need an attorney, but I would just like some general input on these...

My fin advisor wants me to name beneficiaries to my mutual funds accts. My lawyer says no. We want to avoid probate much as poss

I agree with my colleagues. I would only add that "avoiding probate" by itself is not a worthwhile goal in Pennsylvania, where probate is simple...

What if an Executor is refusing to provide a detailed accounting of our children s trust

I agree with my colleagues. In my experience, nothing would be gained by further delay. The Trustee (or Executor, as the case may be) has duties...

How do you contest a revocable trust or new will if you don't know if it actually exists or not?

I agree with Mr. Wagner. Your brother can also be forced to account for your father's money, if he had access to it, by way of a Power of Attorney...

Ethically, an attorney's fee must be "reasonable." What might be reasonable depends upon the circumstances, the nature and complexity of the work,...

CAN I STAY IN THIS HOUSE AS LONG AS I WANT ,EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN MY FATHER'S NAME I HAVE LIVED HERE MOST OF MY LIFE?

I am sorry for your losss. If your father had no will and no surviving spouse and no other children, you are probably entitled to the house,...