Why place a house in trust?

Who are these "People"? There are many reasons to do or not do certain things. You also don't state your goals and concerns or what the trust...

What is better to protect own real estate properties, to have a living Will or to have a living revocable trust?

You need to be clear on what the terminology is. A "living will" is an advance directive for health care which is the document commonly thought of...

What can a person do to stop a step-parent from taking millions from a trust set up by a deceased parent for that person?

It is not clear from the description your relation to the trust and what the trust says. Depending on how things are set up what is happening here...

What does the trust say? Does the grantor have a right to live there? What if they move back? You should have an attorney assist you in reviewing...

How much It's cost for the Power of Attorney?

This question is not very clear...but it sounds like you are a parent with minor children and you want to name a guardian of the minors. You need...

Are executors of insolvent estates permitted to accept an executor's fee? How is gross estate value calculated?

In answer to the executor's fee question - yes they are permitted so long as something can be paid. Costs of administration, including executor's...

My close friend Rex is 64. He was left half of his parents estate and his sister the other half. She is also power of attorney.

A beneficiary of an estate does have a right to records and usually a court accounting of what the executor has done. (I assume the sister is...

What type of lawyer deals with mental health, finances, estate planning, trusts, power of attorney, and child abuse issues?

Probably an elder law and state planning attorney.

What steps do we need to do concerning our father annuity or 401k we should be receiveing?

IRAs and annuities are non-probate assets which usually pass directly to the beneficiary. If there is no beneficiary and the asset passes through...

My brother wasnamed exector to our dads will he probated will distributing iteams that didn't need to go through probate

There really is no detail provided here so the question can't be answered. See an estate administration attorney.