Does a disinherited grandchild have to sign notice before probate?

You are never required to file a petition to Probate a Will and for someone else to be appointed as the Executor. If you are legally considered to...

I agree that you should retain legal counsel to advise on your options in dealing with this issue. However, in general, your step-father has no...

My step mom has asked myself and siblings to sign a "will in solemn" w/o seeing his will. she says she is the sole benefactor?

Loraine's and Glenn's answers were right on, but I did want to point out that it is highly likely that nothing inappropriate has occurred, other...

Can a trustee without power of appointment remove assets from a trust? If she does can those assets be recovered?

I agree with James. You need to seek the advice of legal counsel to review the actual terms of the trust in order to determine if the transfer was...

Father passed a way about 7 weeks ago had will probated now x wife said she found a will leaving her a part of everthing

Since Will has already been probated, it is the controlling Will until another is brought forward, and even then it may be irrelevant depending on...

Questioning the order in which to start "estate" planning.

I can see from your question that you really do care about your family and what happens to them when you are gone. If I am correct, you want to...

Nobody know what a special needs trusts is - completely aggravated

I am not sure what your question is, but it looks like you have a self-settled special needs trust. this is a specialty area of the law and it is...

The official address of a deceased was with his son in one county. He owned property in another. Which county do we file in?

The proper legal answer was his county of domicile (residence) at the time of his death. This is a fact question, and if it is not clear, which it...

If a Will exists, you generally should probate it if significant assets pass into the estate, which it sounds like they do from your question. It...

You were right to seek competent tax counsel on this issue, and hopefully it is simply that your counsel is having a hard time explaining the...