It really depends on your facts. Sometimes giving gifts during life make sense. However, understand that the recipient of the gift (donee) takes...

Is there a legal limit on what I can charge for recovering the excess proceeds from a CA foreclosure auction?

Mr Johnson offers sound advice. You are in a grey or unclear area here. Before taking any action get an opinion from an estates and/or business...

What legal rights do the heirs have if they disagree with the way the executer is handling the estate?

These are tough calls. The executor may be acting correctly or he could be breaching his fiduciary duty. More facts need to be known. For removal...

If what you mean is just writing additional items into a will, this is improper. The way to add to a will is to draft what is called a codicil. ...

I am 59, retiring in 10 yrs. i am just buying a home with very little down this week. i don't have much for retirement but some.

You cannot avoid the capital gain tax when selling the real estate. One exception is a qualified like kind exchange but that does not appear to be...

Estate over two years ... lawyer will not answer my calls or emails .. please help ... thank you

This is totally unacceptable behavior. The prior attorneys offer sound advice. You may want to make a visit to the attorney with a demand letter...

Receive a 1041 K-1 but never get/got cash?

No one can tell you at this forum. You need to go to an estates attorney with all tax returns you mention and all documentation to get an...

I WANT TO DO MY OWN WILL.

This is a foolish thing to do. You do not have the required skills, knowledge or experince to draft a legal document and you will create problems...

Co-trustee on a trust wrote himself a check for 25,000, forging father's name.

We are ethically precluded from commenting when you have counsel. Get back to counsel and move on this immediately. Do not wait another day to...

Can we just throw all property away after father died with huge tax debt?

Both attorney have said it all; beneficiaries or family members are not obligated for a decedent's debt. However, you need to be sure that mom...

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