Talk to an experienced estate attorney. If the bill was in his name only, you are NOT responsible to pay it unless you opened a probate estate in...

that happens frequently; go to the lawyer who helped with the guardianship - if the lawyer doesn't understand that area of law (many lawyers will...

There are likely aspects of the transaction that you may not be aware of. You don't say, but I'm guessing that your mother's name is listed as...

Unfortunately, 14 years is way too long and I can think of a few 'statutes of limitation' that have gone past. Your brother has no legal duty to...

It depends on how bad the mis-spelling was. As Mr. Meyerson asked, "Does it matter". It's not uncommon to have misspelled names on deeds - we...

I agree with my friend Mr. Farr. In fact, we were both at a meeting of lawyers who do this type of work and discussion of "Joint Wills" came up. ...

I'm hoping you're still in that 7 day right to cancel period. And I'm glad that you figured out (maybe late) that timeshares are a racket (in my...

I read your question several times and my thought is that the lawyer isn't explaining what is being done very well. While you say your dad 'left...

Ms. Silva and my friend Mr. Farr are correct in their answers as a practical matter. You say the lender 'doesn't recognize you as 'being on the...

We'd have to review the trust document itself. This problem is very complex - much too complicated for an internet answer board. AVVO is designed...