What documents need to be physically present with the trust document?

I also am not sure what you really mean by physically present. When a trust is created assets need to then be re-titled or have changes to...

As my colleague Mr. Reardon noted, lawyers don't want to deal with self-prepared wills for many reasons. You are best to use a lawyer to prepare...

If you own it, you can sell it - subject to whatever liens need to be paid. You may have capital gains treatment for the gain on the sale, yes -...

I agree with your other answers that the total income will be the total regardless of whether it is commission or not. The withholding merely...

What wording should I use to list minor children as retirement account beneficiaries via a UTMA account?

If a minor becomes the beneficiary they will not be permitted to receive the funds unless it is in an UTMA in most situations so to some extent it...

My mother recently passed. How do I get the house title changed to my name without a will?

As Mr. Fischer noted, you will have to open the estate by filing a petition for administration. After that you can put the house on the market. ...

Is an administrator of an intestate estate entitled to the same fee as an executor of a decedent with a will in New Jersey?

As far as the statute is concerned, yes, an administrator and executor are both fiduciaries referred to as personal representatives.

Legal help for my grand mother. how or what can we do about it?

It sounds like your family member needs someone to apply for guardianship which is where a court determines if she is incapacitated and then names...

How can we handle an estate that's insolvent--except for a small (yet unclaimed) tax refund, which would not lift the insolvency

I am not licensed in TN however I know that in most states funeral expenses are the highest priority so if you paid funeral expenses there may be a...

My mom wants to revoke her will, lawyer gave back original but kept a copy. Can lawyer still use the copy later and file it?

The better practice would probably be to make a new will (revoking all prior wills) if she is not happy with her current will and then destroy the...