Can a person whose name is not on a deed automatically do a quit claim deed on your house?

If your mother owned the house in her name at death then the house has to go through probate which means an estate representative has to be named. ...

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Does my mom's "do not resuscitate" living will count as a durable power of attorney incase she can't make decisions on her own?

Sometimes the health care power of attorney and advance directive are treated together in one document, many times they are separate. The document,...

How much personal financial info does our lawyer need to redo our will ? We want to set up a trust to avoid taxes and probate.

I know I and most attorneys who do a lot of estate planning work, ask for a lot of information. Personally I do not need or ask for account...

My husband died and had no will. I live in PA and he was married before and he had an estranged daughter.

The other attorneys are probably correct. This could have been completely avoided. Note that in PA the split with prior children is 50/50 if...

My father-in-law who is 94 just received an inheritance from a daughter from his first marriage who died without a will.

It sounds like your FIL needs to sit down with an estate planning attorney to go over his own estate plan. From your description, the fact that he...

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What can be done about executor of estate who will not settle estate?

Mr. Frederick is probably correct. However if you feel that he is not handling things properly and you feel he won't listen to you or explain,...

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I am co- trustee with my step mother for my dads trust in NC. I have a few questions. I live in Co. She lives in NC

It is going to be exceedingly difficult for any attorney to answer your questions with out reviewing the entire document. I would suggest hiring...

Is the Trustee obligated to explain/answer questions with all that is going on re: Rev. Living Trust to the beneficiaries?

A couple of corrections of your use of terms: you are a beneficiary not a benefactor and he has discretion (at least I think that is what you mean)...

My wife's parent's Will split their land in half. They later changed their minds. Gave all land to my wife thru courthouse.

A will only disposes (gives) of property that a person owns in their own name alone at death. Assuming the land was owned jointly with right of...

Can i fight this before my mother passes away

If what you say is true, she is abusing the power of attorney and is engaged in self-dealing. She is not permitted to use the funds for herself,...