Welll a "cariar" letter would be one involving fish eggs. But a caveat is a procedure that you could employ but it is not someone a non-lawyer...

This has gottoen past the point whete you are effective. Get an estates attorney involved immediately. Do this today. There are many fine NJ...

Is it a great risk for my elderly (80 year old) mother to not have a will/trust/estate plan and keep her house title in ...

Mr Daymude offers sound advice. Your idea strategy is also no good from a tax perspective in that you would take a carryover basis if gifted but...

My father had a life estate set up , as my mother is in a nursing home. He turned the house over to my sister and myself.

As Mr. Fredericks notes your plan will not work due to the fact that most states have a fraudlent conveyance act that thwarts this kind of...

As both attorney point out this is really an estate planning question. Your family would be well served to have mom talk with an estates attorney...

Are valuables passed down at death taxable?

Both attorneys make sound points. All assets that a decedent owns at death are included in their taxable estate unless excepted under certain tax...

If I file taxes "married, filing separately" would I have to pay more taxes than if we filed together?

While a agree with both attorneys, there are some situations depending on income and deductions where MFS could result in less taxes. But in most...

Are the proceeds of a CD with a POD to a sibling subject to the PA inhertance tax? See details.

It is the decedent's state of residence that controls. I agree with both attorneys assuming the decedent is a NC resident. If decedent is PA...

What happens to my house without a will after I pass away?

Yes he does. This is why people enter into prenuptial agreements. Even if you write a will totally excluding him he can still claim a statutory...

It appears that the Executer for my Mother's estate, located in another state, is borrowing funds and distributing $ not approve

YOu are very late here in responding to a problematic situation. You must realize that for every day you wait you increase the losses that may be...