Where could I find a reliable template for a will that would be valid in Virginia?

Wills are not standard "forms" that you can purchase as Staples or Office Depot or Legal Doom. An incapacity plan and estate plan is something...

A FAMILY OWNs A LIFE ESTATE can you secure a loan against the estate?

It depends on how the life estate was given to you, and what rights, if any, were conferred upon you and your sisters as owners of the life estate....

What options does one have when relative claims 'sole survivor heir' status while the will was still in probate?

Most likely the house was owned as joint tenants with right of survivorship and the surviving owner automatically became the sole owner upon the...

How does the Department of Medical Assistance Services know that I received a settlement? Is it just speculation?

If you're on Medicaid, you are required to report any change in circumstances within 10 days. Receipt of a monetary settlement is a change in...

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)

You definitely need a lawyer to draft this. And the answer to your question depends on your situation. It sound as though you have a disabled...

Clearly the proponent of the Will had a copy of the Will and presumably knows what's in it. My educated guess is that the grandfather left money to...

I am married, have two children, live in VA, and need to have a will made. Do I need a family lawyer or estate planning lawyer?

At a minimum you need an Estate Planning Attorney. If either of you is over age 65 or disabled, or if any of your children are disabled, then you...

How to determine if the deceased was still married? How can permission to be cremated be obtained?

Assuming your friend died in Virginia, then the law that governs this situation is Virginia Code Section 32.1-291.9, which says: A. Subject to...

I agree with prior answers -- POA and AMD if possible, otherwise Guardianship and Conswervatorship. However, no one has addressed the Medicaid...

First of all, I'm assuming you meant to say that your sister won't move out of your mom's real estate. General rule is that real estate became...