Am I responsible for my Husbands back taxes if we file separated ?

Lawyers are not tax experts unless they are tax lawyers! If you filed all returns as "married, filing separately" then your accounts as...

If money is distributed to 2 family members on a POD account and then that money is distrubted to other family, is it taxable?

Depends on what type of tax you are talking about. As a MN resident (I assume?) you have to have an MN attorney inform you if the funds are...

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I received $25,000 from the sale of stepfathers (deceased) property. Is it taxable?

Hello. It's okay to be confused, this stuff can be confusing. The tax waivers you mention are probably the inheritance/estate tax waivers, which...

That question cannot be answered without seeing the trust. It depends on what the trust says about discretionary/mandatory distributions and the...

Property owned by JOINT TENANTS go to PROBATE?

No. If the property is JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVIORSHIP, that is a non-probate asset that automatically accedes to the interest of the...

My mother has put in her will that her home is to go to me when she passes. Is it necessary to put my name on the deed too?

As was stated, it is often times a mistake to add you to the deed. However, there may be a number of other considerations that require your mother...

Yes I have inheritance coming too me . But it's from my grandmother that passed away several years .

Hello Kevin, I would refrain from using your name on a message board. An attorney would have to review the trust to determine what the terms...

Can my father and uncle for go there trust payment to cash out to their children.

It may be possible, but all the beneficiaries, current and future would have to sign off. It largely depends however on the wording of the trust...

Waiting two years for an inheritence. I get no information from executor? what can i ask the lawyer handling my case?

You can ask the lawyer anything you want. He may not tell you. As you realize he/she represents the executor, not you. You are correct that...

My mom's residence was willed to me, when can I move in? Is it my property at her passing? Can executor keep me from moving in?

You need an attorney - perhaps to force her to move forward with the probate. Technically if the will controls the real estate and the will gives...