My relative died with no assets but her car, and she has credit debt. Will the car need to be sold and used to pay creditors?

Each state has a particular pecking order for payments of expenses and debts. Usually it is in the state's statutes. It may not be worthwhile to...

What type of power of attorney should I pick for my 79 year old father that I want to put in a nursing home?

First, you should not pick the type of power of attorney. Your father should be the one making the decisions about these matters. If he desires,...

Is 1/3rd of this property jointly owned by my mom part of her estate?

How did your mother own her 1/3 interest? As a tenant in common with the other owners or as joint tenant with right of survivorship with the...

Who owns home now?

Did you give your daughter a durable power of attorney that was immediately effective? If so, was the power to sell your residence within the...

You don't provide enough information to evaluate whether the fees would be prohibitive. Certainly you can request your siblings to resign. If...

My husband had 3 strokes about 3 weeks ago he can’t talk. How can I become power of attorney ?

You may or not be able to become his agent under a power of attorney. If he has legal capacity, then he could execute a power of attorney,...

Family member passed away in CA after she moved here. She has a house in texas and everything else in CA. Is probate done in CA?

Probate will need to be done in both states. California will be the main probate and Texas the ancillary probate.

Can i retain ownership?

If the warranty deed that your brother gave you was the same one that you had given him, then I doubt that is sufficient to vest title to the...

Me and my husband are having second thought about transferring a deed to his brother last Tuesday how can we revoke this

Has the deed been delivered to your husband's brother? If not, then there has been no transfer and there is nothing to revoke. If the deed has...

Trustee protections from Corporate Trustee gross mismanagement.

I assume you are the co-trustee and have already made several requests for information but have not received the information requested. Make a...