North Carolina law includes those who are adopted prior to turning age 18 as lawful descendants of their adopted parents. The Will would have to...

Check was issued to the estate of the deceased. DEcesed person has a will which says his wife as the executer. How will the wife

Mr. Love is correct. The wife will likely have to open a probate file with the Clerk of Court and get approved by the Clerk to serve as the...

Is it Illegal for a grandmother to keep a dead veteran life insurance from his children?

If your grandmother was named the beneficiary of your father's life insurance policy, then your grandmother could use that money in whatever way...

I agree with Linda's response. I would also caution anyone administering this estate to pay attention the order in which debts must be paid. In...

Can a trustee of a living trust accused of stealing money from the trust use money from the trust to pay for their legal defense

It depends on what the trust document says. Some trusts are written to allow the Trustee to use trust funds to defend against legal challenges....

Does NC have any unique requirements for a durable POA??

NC just did a complete overhaul of the laws for financial powers of attorney. The new law went into effect on January 1, 2018. Although we adopted...

You definitely have a conundrum. For instance, if there are assets titled in the name of the Trust (ex: brokerage account), then I'm afraid you...

Do I need an attorney to do my Last Will?

I agree with the response given by the prior attorneys. It is entirely possible that your Will is valid but not accurately reflect your intentions....

If a person is to inherit money at 25 marries before time, is spouse entitled to trust if they should divorce live in nc

While I agree with my NC colleagues that, generally speaking, one's inheritance is that individual's separate property, not marital property, and...

POA was revoked, and the individual continued to take funds from the Estate

Assuming that the revocation was proper (notice was given to the former Agent that he/she no longer had the authority to act as Agent and, if...