A woman recently passed away owing me $900 for repair work completed a year ago. How do I go about collecting from her estate?

You have to file a claim as a creditor of her estate. Contact the county probate office where she resided at death and ask them how to file a...

I am co-trustee & sole beneficiary of an irrevocable trust administered by a bank as co-trustee. Do I get administrative fees?

You are also entitled to a commission on the income. However, the question is are you currently receiving principal and/or income from this trust?...

General Durable Power of Attorney - need copies after lawyer retires - NJ

Is there a reason you cannot copy what you already have? Most poas say a regular copy has full force of an original. Or are you saying you need...

My brother passed away and I am the only heir, he didnt have a will and I need to access his bank account to pay a few bills

If you are really the only closest heir at law you need to become the administrator of his estate to start the process. Depending on the size of...

Can both parties be in front of a Lawyer and the Lawyer tell them its ok for one person in the party to sign both names?

I'm not exactly clear on the facts here but here is my guess: Dad gave power of attorney to this caregiver and caregiver signed as agent under the...

No will no living trust. can a handwritten (written by the terminally ill owner) list of property disbursement wishes be honored

As the counsel noted, "holographic" wills may be honored in CA. You need to see if the probate court will in fact accept it. One issue is...

Do I have legal right to kick someone out of a house that I obtained from a will?

I would defer to your lawyer since you have one. I will say that as a general rule the executor is charged with the duty of protecting the assets...

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How do I get a KS county to record the probate of an estate that took place in a neighboring KS county?

First let me say I am not licensed in KS, and if there is a KS attorney with more specific information defer to him / her. However I can tell you...

If the ex wife owns the plot (I.e., there is a deed in just her name) she can do what ever she wants with it. You could approach her to ask her to...

I live in MO & draw disability. My mom wants me to be her legal power of attorney. Am I able to do that since I am disabled?

The fact that you may have a disability that prevents you from gainful employment (assuming it is not a major mental disability that would make you...

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