You will need to have an attorney review your trust to see what it permits, since you say that the house is owned by an irrevocable trust. When a...

In general, I agree with Ms. Schaffner: It would be best if you did either an administration of your mother's and sister's estates or petitions for...

Please accept my condolences on the loss of your mother. As for your question: Someone will need to make the mortgage payments (and other payments...

If you are the administrator of an estate and you have any reason to know that the decedent may have owed a debt, then you have a duty to attempt...

If an heir refuses to sign the Petition for Probate in Georgia, then that heir must be served with notice that the Petition has been filed. The...

Listen to Ms. Schaffner. She's given you the perfect answer. I really don't have much to add, except that, in addition to concerning yourself with...

Please accept my condolences on the loss of your husband. As Mr. Hughes already stated, it's not really possible for anyone in this forum to tell...

Please accept my condolences on the loss of your aunt. As for your question, if your aunt's property will pass by intestacy because she has no...

If there is a Will, then one question is whether the Will provides for the situation where all higher-priority beneficiaries are deceased, so...

If you don't want your children to make your medical decisions, you need to get an Advance Directive for Health Care in place. In that document,...