You are lucky if the IRS does not bring a tax fraud action against you. You knowingly listed two children you did not have on a tax return? This...

My grandfather made my aunt his executor and my mom and her 50/50 split of estate. Can my aunt use their money to fix it up?

Your aunt needs to follow the terms of the will. If it calls for the division of the assets, then she must distribute half the remaining cash to...

L;egal rights of left out heirs in an estate

In a mess like this, you need to immediately retain counsel to represent these ommitted interests. This heavily factual situation needs to be...

Do I need a Probate Attorney?

Without question you need to retain a qualified probate/estates attorney to represent your potential claims against the estate. There are too many...

Job offer question

This one seems strange. Are you sure that it is the same company? I would call the Firm #2 to confirm that these are the same companies. If that...

When a person dies her assets become part of her estate. The only persons that can act for an estate are exeuctors if there is a will. So for you...

Does the opinion of a social worker have any bearing in a court system for incompetency?

These type of legal controversies are based upon the presentation and weight of evidence. It would seem that a trained social worker's evaluation...

Can the "fee" be eliminated from the executor?

One suggestion may be to include some language in the will spelling this out. For example, state that "anyone who serves an executor and receives...

91 year old's son is trying to get guardianship

If all of the attorneys are uninterested that means either (1) the think this is too tough a case or (2) you have not found the right attorney as...

If your stepdad received all her assets when she died and at that time you received a settlement of $3,500 then the game is over. The fact is that...