It's really hard to say how this will affect the other siblings. Your question is not very clear. If your mother quit claimed her home to a...

Can distributions be changed in an ILIT

Well, the key to your question is that the "I" in "ILIT" stands for "irrevocable". Now, in trust law, irrevocable is not always irrevocable, but...

This is a question about being a co owner on a house and leaving.

DO NOT QC the home and think that will release you from the mortgage. Partition may be your only option unless you want to throw money at the...

As my colleagues have mentioned, the only advantage to naming a trust as beneficiary of an IRA is if one or more of the beneficiaries are disabled...

How to approach this real estate deal?

YOU can't. I suggest finding another property without title issues.

Do I have to sign the listing agreement for a short sale on the house my 'ex' was awarded? He says he will sue me if I don't.

My suspicion is that you are also on the mortgage for the house your ex is trying to short sell. If that is correct, then the short sale will do...

My dad passed and left no will. We live in pinellas county florida

Since it already sounds like you have gone through probate, your probate attorney will be able to answer that question for you. If there is a valid...

Can the survive spouse live "rent free on a homestead"?

Yes, you may live there. Yes, you do not HAVE to pay the mortgage because it is not in your name. However, the lenders security interest in the...

Can you get relief from a realtor if they did not fulfill their duty to you while buying a home & now you have a defective house

Hmmm. Yours is a tricky one. Yes, if the RE agent was acting under single agency, then they owe you extended duties that are not present for a...

Father passed away waiting to go to court.

Hire a probate attorney immediately and open probate. Then, make sure to ask them for an accounting of everything that they sold and put the money...