Middle names being shortened make a will invalid?

Mr Brophy offers sound advice and says it all. This really should not be a problem. Hope this helps. Please remember to designate a best...

This is unacceptable. You need to speak with an estate litigation attorney to bring this to a head at this point. If she cannot deal in an...

Disbarred attorney

Both attorneys offer sound advice. Additionally if he has stolen from the estate you should talk with the bar about the lawyer's recovery fund in...

Can a widow with a life estate evict someone else living on same property?

Not sure how new wife has a life estate if father died without a will. You need to sit down with an estates attorney to get a conclusive and real...

From a tax perspective you may have a problem. Since you many not be the actual owner of this property you would not be entitled to take a tax...

It appears that there are no assets?

If step mom was joint owner of all these assets then there are no probate assets. If these properties were originally your dad's he did you no...

I NEED TO OBTAIN A POWER OF ATTORNEY SINCE MY MOTHER HAD A STROKE AND IS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS

Mr Pippen offers sound advice. She need to be able to legally understand what she is doing here. Get an estates attorney to assist you in this...

My brother recently received a letter from a life insurance company regarding a policy our mother purchased 30 years ago

Your brother has no rights to the proceeds, since the primary beneficiary survived the insured. Hope this helps. Please remember to...

I am looking for advice about securing loan and using a family trust in which I am a beneficiary to secure it.

IN almost all cases the spendthrift provision would not allow you to do this. Hope this helps. Please remember to designate a best answer...

What happens if a person spends the money of an estate and/or sell property of an estate before probate is settled?

As both attorneys point out, if that person was an exector and helped themselves to assets that were part of the estate then there is a breach of...