It is legal for you to ask for money for pretty much any legal activity (whether doing so is a good idea, good manners, or otherwise is a separate...

Normally, life insurance proceeds are not taxable income. Based on the information in your post and in many of your comments to other answers, it...

If someone leaves his home to a friend in his Will, When can the recipient take possession?

My condolences on the loss of your friend. In order for his Will to be legally effective, it has to be offered for probate and admitted. If your...

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You've received a great answer already, but I just wanted to add a note that I think you may already have asked this same question, and received a...

How difficult is it to change lawyers once a case is established?

If you hire a new attorney and fire the old one, the old attorney will need to withdraw from the case and notify the court, and the new attorney...

A deceased father included a daughter on his checking account did she have legal right to withdraw money from that account ?

Assuming that the father had his principal residence in Georgia and that the account was established in Georgia, the default rule with joint...

How do I file an application for letter of testamentary in New Mexico?

You may want to repost your question using a New Mexico location, because if you use a Georgia location mostly only Georgia attorneys will see it....

After having your hearing to be a executor of a estate after my father died without a will how before I get my letter.

My condolences on the loss of your father. You state that he died with no Will. Assuming he had his principal residence in Georgia (if not, this...

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My husband & I are divorcing, he always filed joint tax returns. Can the accountant deny me the tax returns if I ask for them?

You are jointly and severally liable for any information reported on your joint returns, and you should have been considered just as much a client...

If there are 2 heirs to our father's will, and my sister is no where to be found, what do I do now?

If your father had a Will, was it ever offered for probate, and if so, who was appointed as the Executor? The Executor should have the power to...