I'm executor of brother (who battered me) estate. How do I file a claim for personal injury from a battery?

You can file a lawsuit for personal injury against an estate just as you can a living person. However, as a co-executor of an estate you have a...

Is a purchase agreement necessary in order to buy real estate?

A contact for the purchase of real estate must be in writing to be binding upon the parties.

If my father is a double amputee and blind with minimal capacity to do daily activities, can he still be deemed competent?

He may not be competent, but until he is deemed incompetent by a court, he still has the power to make his own decisions. If you have a genuine...

Is a piece of paper signed, dated and had witnessed to amend the trust my mom signed as she changed her mind legal?

Let me make sure I understand the situation. Your mom has a trust in which she has directed that upon her death, the assets in the trust will be...

I fell on a sidewalk in front of a business where the sidewalk was defective. , I did not break any bones, but have alot of pain

If you wish to pursue the business owner, Ohio law will make it difficult for you. Ohio has what is called the "open and obvious doctrine." If...

Unlimited gifts of $13,000 per person may be made without the requirement of filing a gift tax return. You may actually give gifts of more than...

Can debters still come at the estate of retirment money after 6 years?

What I gather from your question is that new assets the decedent's name totalling about $3,000 have been discovered so that the Estate, which was...

Can a trustee of an estate withhold money due you as a gift on her own accord condering that your parents were helping you out

I am currently representing an estate and trust beneficiary in a similar situation. A court's treatment of the money your parents gave you as...

Husband inherited stocks, which we have lived on since his retirement 20 years ago. Do I share equally in this estate?

The short anwer is, it depends. We need to know how the stock is titled and the details of your husbands estate plan. I assume you are concerned...