Legal rights of children

In order for illegitimate children to inherit through intestacy certain steps had to be taken while their father was alive. The wife will...

This is too complicated to answer without reviewing the particular trust and the appropriate state law that would apply. You should see a good...

How can I gain either guardianship or custody of my 18 year old brother?

You can only obtain guardianship if he is not able to take care of himself (legally incompetent, etc). If he is 18 then he is an adult and you...

Brother won't renounce as admin. I live in and pay taxes, insurance for the home. He wants to visit every weekend. Can I stop

There is not enough facts but it is possible if not likely that the house is not part of the estate. Meet with an estate planning attorney to...

If an estate needs to be opened can the next of Kin open it if the spouse has remarried

I'm completely confused. Guardianship over whom?

If no estate is filed upon death is their a need for an executor?

If there truly are no assets then no, there is no need to open an estate and therefore no executor will be appointed.

Buying a home through a trust with a federal judgement against you?

A trust won't help you get a loan. Not sure what the answer to your second question is.

Is it possible to determine whether a Trust exists in someone's Will?

It appears there is a trust which may or may not have any assets in it. In addition, you may only be a future beneficiary of that trust and not a...

Can the beneficiaries be changed on a GST exempt trust and a GST non exempt trust after the first spouse has already died?

It depends on what the trust says. GST is an extremely complex area so you should see a highly qualified estate planning attorney.

Can I claim my parents and my brother as dependents ? Complicated situation

Here is an IRS publication on dependents. https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch03.html#en_US_2015_publink1000170933