I would say that there is no reason to leave it unoccupied and there is no requirement under any law that I know of that would require that. As...

If I make a will of my own will it supersede my dead fathers will.

This situation is a bit unclear. You cannot change your father's will by your own will. His will controls and if you survived him and are a...

If get married would I automactically be considered next of kin to recieve everything that is my husbands or would his children

If you are married and residents of PA, and he dies without a will and he has children from a prior relationship those children are entitled to...

I have a rental with two partners. Two of us have a will & trust. The third partner's interest is 33%

Great question. 1.) You should have a partnership and/or LLC agreement. 2.) it would be best for your partners to all have estate planning in...

Do I need a lawyer to draft a living will for me or can I do it myself?

Getting married is a good reason to visit an estate planning attorney. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and all that....You could...

Does the personal representative of an estate have the power to change or clarify the language of a will, or similar documents?

The short answer is no. If I understand your question there is a problem with one part of the will - that may or may not invalidate the rest of...

When an inheritor listed on your will dies, should you amend the will to prevent future problems with their next of kin ?

Perhaps. The will may or may not adequately cover what happens in that event or you intent may change so why not review it.

I have money that's in a trust fund. I want to take a portion out early. How do I go about it?

Depending on what the trust says, what you want to do may or may not be possible. Typically the trustee, following the language of the trust, will...

Husband passed away and he and I were co-trustees on his trust. Am I now the sole trustee or are the successors co trustees?

It depends on what the trust says. No one can answer this without seeing the trust. The good news is, it is probably very clearly answered in the...

Can the Executor issue payments to Beneficiaries. Only payment due is the Inheritance Tax in PA. 25M is in Escrow for this.

I assume you mean $135,000 or $135k not M for million? In an estate of this modest size most executors would not make a distribution before...