A lawyer would have to read the first trust, and the instrument that dictates the creation of the new trust. To answer your question: At first...

What must I do to take care of this properly? Must I go to court and be appointed administrator of his estate? Can we ignore?

It might be worth a try, if your aunt's estate was probated, to have the personal representative of her estate contact the insurance company and...

If elderly people want Medicaid home care by using a spend down pooled trust, what assets does Medicaid allow them to have?

Medicaid is state-specific, with limits to both monthly income and assets. Please consult a NY elder law lawyer on this. Medicaid planning is very...

Probate

I agree that the probate court must transfer ownership to the grandson, even if it is a non-probate asset (it passes out of probate vis a vis...

My mother told me before she past away, that she left me a sum of cash. How am i supposed to find it ?

A private investigator may be able to find assets. They charge about $500, and the ability to find accounts falls off quickly after the person...

Do you want them to? I would have to see the documents in question. Most lawyers I know draft for the powers to terminate in the case of divorce.

In CA Probate Court, can the Probate Attorney for the IAEA sell the house as the Real Estate Broker?

Who agreed to list it for $200,000? Was the house appraised before listing? While the fact that the house was resold for so much more in 90 days...

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My sister is executor of my dads will,If she makes a mistake and owes ITS..Is she the only one responsible to pay the IRS ?

The IRS will go after your sister first, and if they are not compensated they can go after your share of the inheritance. I could be wrong, but if...

Can an Intervitro Trust be ammended or broken?

To answer your question I would need to see the trust document. A provision that real property is never to be sold could be upheld in the case...

Two days after my 89 year old mom got out of the hospital, my sister got her to drop me as executor & put herself in my place.

I strongly disagree with the answers above. Under normal circumstances, you would have the burden of proof as to Undue Influence, which can prove...