What is involved in getting guardianship over an adult child?

The evaluation (a mental evaluation, not physical) that is required for commencement of a guardianship can be obtained through your local mental...

Is it or is not unusual for a probate lawyer to charge 50% of an estate's value?

From the limited information provided, this sounds suspcious. I agree with the other commentator that an estate under $35,000 can be processed...

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A POA is being used to execute actions on accounts after the principal has passed. What should I do?

In Ohio, a POA has no validity after the principal dies. You need to hire an attorney to obtain your appointment (or the appointment of an...

My uncle recently passed away and I have been told he left everything to me. How do I find out information

If you are the beneficiary of your uncle's estate (this means different things depending upon what kind of planning your uncle had) and you are not...

Pension, Retirement and Survivor Benefit question

I would need a few more facts to answer your question, but they probably can. If you mother filed a beneficiary designation and then one of a...

Can I appoint a guardian who is living in Canada? Would they have to move to the US?

Yes you can. Ohio law allows you to name any person as the guardian of a minor child or an adult incompentent child in a writing signed by you in...

I need to obtain letter of testamentry in Cleveland Ohio in order to obtain money from Brokarage acct in: (cont)>

Depending on the balance in the account and other assets that are required to pass through probate, you may be able to obtain an order distributing...

My nephew need a copy of his guardianship papers, his grandparents have a copy but won't give it to him. How do we get a copy?

As an adult, your nephew should be able to go to the probate court and request a copy from the Court. If the guardianship was established under...

I signed as guarantor for a loan for a LLC company, the loan was recalled. The bank has filed a judgement against my personal

You may be able to file a chapter 7 or chapter 13 to avoid or reduce liability for this debt. Under a chapter 13 bankrutcy, though, you will have...

My father set up a living trust before he died naming his wife as the trustee.

Ohio's trust code does not include blood heirs of a trust grantor as persons who are entitled to receive information regarding the trust. Ideally,...