How can my sons trust fund get closed cause of inactivity when it is spose to be a locked trust until he's 18?

You'd have to ask the bank what their reasoning is - who is the trustee? I would go back to your attorney or see another attorney that handles...

Do I need an estate lawyer?

Do you know what the basis is for her threats? Legally she has no rights over you and it sounds like he had valid beneficiary designations in your...

No power of attorney. How handle brother's affairs?

If he is not competent to sign a power of attorney, his daughter would need to petition to become his guardian. If he is truly not doing that well...

Giving you this type of information would not be proper on this forum as that would be giving actual legal advice in my opinion. You can probably...

Legal Guardianship

You need to hire an attorney as a first step. Without more information your question cannot be answered. I would assume that if you are seeking...

I agree with the other attorneys who answered. I also am not exactly clear why you are asking - meaning what is the specific concern. ...

Can I legally claim my daughter as a dependent on my w-4 forms for the 2015 tax year?

Just to clarify, you don't claim someone as a dependent on your W4 you just list the number of exemptions you plan to claim so that withholdings...

My father stated in his will that he would like my sister which is nine to have his house. We live in Utah. How does that work?

Mr. Alder is correct - if there is a trust it would go to the trust if no trust you need to petition the court that a guardian of her property be...

If the person still has mental capacity they can.

Can my child's father claim her as a dependent in his taxes?

Claiming a child as a dependent is either going to be based on a court order that specifies it (odd years/even years is what many couples do), OR...