What is a 'pour over' will?

Most of the time when someone has a revocable living trust, they also have a pour over will. The "perfect" estate plan with a revocable trust will...

In Arkansas, if an an elderly person is incapacitated due to stroke with no POA, how are decisions made,

The same basic rules are in place in every state: if a person is incapaciated (and of course that is subjective and not always clear-cut in all...

My cousin passed away on December 9 2013, he left a will naming his long time girl friend as the one who gets his estate

As a basic rule, a person can give anything to anyone they wish in their will (and under beneficiary designation on their assets such as IRA's,...

Assuming he is not competent to execute a power of attorney (and just because someone had a strong does not mean they lack competence), you will...

How do I seek guardianship of my 18 yr old son with Down Syndrome?

You should hire an attorney to assist you in starting a petition for guardianship of the person and estate of the incapacitated adult child - you...

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I am the trustee and beneficiary of a property that is worth about 350.000 dollars if I sell do I have to pay gift tax?

If you are the beneficiary of a property you will not have gift taxes or transfer taxes to pay. Typically the estate or trust that the asset is...

How do you administer a Revocable Living Trust upon the death of both Grantor(s)?

I know you say you don't have funds for an attorney, but if the estate has any other funds, that can be used to pay the legal fees or reimburse you...

My mother would like to sign power of attorney to her child to help with property court proceedings. Are they liable for fees?

Not unless he acts outside the scope of the POA (helps himself or does not properly represent things for her interests - what is called...

If the person registering the car is not the owner and they "click" they are attesting as to who they are - if the car was owned by the decedent it...

Can I request the courts to be named trustee for my minor children?

The court would likely name an attorney as a substitute trustee - that is probably much better than the court and the "court" or "Surrogate" being...