I intend to use my sister as my executor of my will and her son as contingent. Do they need to be present when I sign?

No, the Executor as well as the Successor Executor that you appoint do not need to be present when you sign. Not even your beneficiaries need to...

What paperwork did you receive? Was it from Salem Underwriters, LLC? I did a search on the Secretary of State website in North Carolina for that...

Receiving proceeds from real estate left to me in my father's will

Very generally speaking, North Carolina statutes state that real property is owned by the heir or beneficiary upon the death of the owner. In...

It appears from the language that you are using that your mother in law's brother had a Will. If that is the case, then your mother in law will...

If there is no will for my step dad and my mother passes away after him, who inherits the property? He has siblings- no kids.

I am sorry for the passing of your step father and mother. Unfortunately, there is no way that your question can be answered without more specific...

Where can I obtain an Apostille?

I have had to obtain one for an Italian client needing to give a power of attorney to a family member to close on his home in Italy. The...

How to avoid Medcaid recovery

I do not know whether this is a viable option in this matter, but one of the methods to have Medicaid waive its claim, is to show some sort of...

Can I contest the person in an' Advance Medical Directive' and/or Health Care Power of Attorney?

A designation of an agent is usually not made in a Living Will (unless maybe it is a combined HealthCare Power of Attorney/Living WIll...which I...

I am a 80 year old widower with 2 adult children whom I completely trust. Somewhere around a 1 M estate.

Each person's estate plan is based not only on their assets, but on their individual wishes, goals and concerns. Having said that, it is your...

Dad is leaving everything to me and my 3 siblings equally, but should there be an official executor of his Will??

As a general rule, if someone has a named beneficiary on an asset, that asset would pass directly to the person named as the beneficiary. A Will...