To your specific question regarding executor's fees, this is typically set by statute and is a percentage of probate assets (North Carolina is a...

How can a trust distribution eliminate or lower the tax liability of the beneficiaries, can it gift 11k per year to them?

Trust capital assets receive a stepped up basis to their fair market value at date of death. So, if the property is sold after death, then there...

The executor of a parent's estate has removed everything from the estate including my personal property what can i do?

Note that the attorney representing the Executor cannot represent you. If you feel that the executor has mishandled property do not hesitate to...

My father died 3 months ago. Two weeks ago my stepmother died unexpectedly. I just found out that in those 3 months, she wrote a

I agree with attorney Pippen. There are too many unanswered issues here to inform you of your rights. Do not hesitate hiring local probate...

My husband passed away in may. did not know I had to file for executor. His daughter did.

I concur with the other two attorneys. If your husband left a valid will, then he named his daughter as executor. When she was appointed you should...

My husband died without a will.Who will the land and trailer we lived in 19 yrs go to??

If your name is not on the real estate deed, seek the assistance of local counsel to see which will "give" you the most property: your intestate...

My brother is in a state mental prison. He's on medication, but aware of his finances. How do I request guardianship?

You will have to file for guardianship in the state of his residence. I'm not sure how far away that is, and the courts in that state may have a...

Does the responsibility of an institutional executor of an estate (in Montana) generally include liquidating items no one wants

Assuming the will specifically left the personal property to one or more individuals and all of them have informed the executor they do not want...

Can the conservator also be the trustee of an estate?

In North Carolina a conservatorship is termed a guardianship. I agree with Attorney Pippen that if you are talking about an inte rvivos trust that...

Do I have to pay all the taxes on my half of land if brother won't pay his portion, and will it hurt my credit if he doesn't?

I agree with attorney Pippen. Make an offer to purchase your brother's portion or immediately file to have the property partitioned. Good luck!