"Husband and wife" means tenants by the entireties (usually) which is almost exactly like joint tenants with right of survivorship. So when wife...

My mother's husband died. Prior to their marriage his will left everything to his daughter. Does the marriage override the wil

She needs to see an attorney right away. The marriage "overrides" the will to a certain extent. It's called the elective share. I am not licensed...

Is there a way to give partial inheritance to a child prior to being deceased and deduct it from future inheritance?

The other attorneys are correct - your father can gift you what ever he wants. It is not income to you. He may have to file or perhaps pay gift...

My husband recently passed away, and I am receiving letters from collection agency am I responsible?

Does he have an estate - if so who opened it? Generally you are not personally responsible for his debts but it would be wise to sit down with a...

Beneficiary in Living trust

Sounds as though there are some unexplained delays. I would hire an attorney to help you explore things. When things get held up like this it is...

My father died 2/11/14 in my house in CT on Hospice. He lived in NY but sold house 12/20/13-is he considered NY or CT resident?

One of the major indicators of residency is "intent to return." If he sold his house it may be hard to argue that he had the intent to return. ...

No Will. Can husband fight for half of stocks if inhe half of his aunt's estate?

See other answer - this posted twice. Wait until you have all the facts you can reasonably get then go see a lawyer.

No Will. Can husband fight for half of stocks if inhe half of his aunt's estate?

I'm not clear on the exact family structure but if it appears your husband is entitled to half that would include all probate (solely owned by...

How can i find out what was left in my deceased mothers estate

You can start by finding the probate file in the probate court office (I believe it is called the Surrogate in NY, but I am not a NY lawyer). ...

When my father died his will named me as executor and sole benificary. My father was involved in a lawsuit-

It is likely that in order to proceed with the lawsuit and file/collect in your father's name they had to "raise" the estate - if they raised it as...