My aunt has a POA on my mother and is unwilling to put us her children on and is stealing my mother's home.

Well, the decision to add an agent to a POA would be of your mother, not your aunt. If your mother has capacity she can have a new POA made up and...

My fathers assets and property are in probate, what does this mean?

Probate is the process by which your father's assets will be distributed under his Will to his named beneficiaries. The process in most areas...

A K-1 is the trust's disclosure of the disbursement of trust income. I find it odd that the living trust of a living person would have distributed...

The tax preparer told you? Well, that's a huge no-no. But that aside... it is possible that the IRS will cross-match the SS# and see that the...

My Mom wants to add me on her property but she is afraid.

There are ways to address this situation. All of them require an attorney. I would advise your mother to visit with a local attorney to see if...

Mr. Archer gives you all the answer you need. I would add that I have seen many families try to go the "cheap" route only to end up making a...

Does the estate pay for expenses like burial costs and preparing the tax return or does the administrator pay for that?

In most normal circumstances, expenses of the estate/probate process are payable from the estate. The administrator is usually also allowed to...

Hosp refuses to give Mom med recs of dead baby. Hosp said Mom has to file probate for baby to get records. Is there another wa

I am very sorry about this tragic situation. In practice parents often can get these types of records without a problem. However if the hospital...

Money from deceased parent

I am not exactly (or at all) clear on what the situation is. This sounds more like a situation where you need financial advice, not so much legal....

My father passed away while waiting for a settlement check. are me and my sister entitled to the settlement?

You should hire estate counsel in CA if that is where he resided. Probate may be necessary...I suspect the funds will go into his estate and pass...