What happens if a estate in remainder has a Equity Line, the person passes away. Can't find the remaining people to transfer.

You have done a lot of work to help untangle this estate. Based on what you described, it seems that your father was given, by his 2nd wife, a...

What can I do if a change of beneficiary occurred during the last week's of my mother's life

It sounds as if your mother has passed away and I am sorry for your loss. If she still is with us, I sympathize with the current difficult...

There is a little confusion about the PR of a Will and the Trustee of a Trust. It is not surprising because these are confusing documents. A Will...

NationsBank was named as successor Trustee Will 92240 How long does the bank have before the beneficiary can claim the Trustee?

There is a little confusion about the PR of a Will and the Trustee of a Trust. It is not surprising because these are confusing documents. A PR...

Our son owes MD back taxes but now lives in WV, if we die in MD can MD seize his portion of the MD estate for the taxes?

My colleagues are correct. Leaving your son's inheritance to him outright might (and probably would) expose the inheritance to his creditors. ...

If I have a lawyer make me an Irrevocable Special Needs Trust can I transfer assets to the Trust in my Will? (please see below)

My colleagues who already have responded have raised some good points. It is difficult to give you a complete answer because it is unclear why you...

Do I liquidate IRAs before transfer to the EIN Trust acct? Do Special IRS GST tax rules allow IRA taxes to be paid by estate?

First, let me say that I am sorry about your father's passing. I agree with the other attorneys that you really need to sit down with an Estate...

If a house is left to some one specifically named in a will is it part of the estate and can the executor sell it ?

It seems that you have asked this question twice. Most of the answers you're getting are "it depends" and that is the correct answer. It depends...

Is a life insurance payout part of an estate subject to Estate Taxes in Maryland?

Mr. Moore and Mr. Corrigan's responses provide good insight on the Estate Tax and life insurance issues. Note that there are other taxes to...

Regarding handwritten will, Is it mandatory that the type of stocks be defined or can It just say "all stock" ??

The answers to your question all had to do with the provision in the Will about "all stock" vs. specific stock. The more important issue, however,...