Difficult situation with terminal cancer, not up-to-date estate planning, but desire to keep family out of Florida probate court

Easiest (maybe not the best) way to avoid probate for a married person is putting beneficiaries on all financial and insurance accounts, and the...

My brother-in-law's sister died recently in FL. She was not married but living with a man. How does my b-i-l get him to Leave?

If he used her credit cards while she was in a coma, that's a crime. If you can match up records of her medical status with dates of charges, then...

Looking to hire an attorney who is proficient with the usury statute, usury case law and the computation of usury for ARM loan.

Really, it's a contract matter. If the interest rate is usurious, then your contract litigation attorney can hire an economist or other...

I found some mutual funds on my name and my ex boyfriend from 20 years ago, I don't know where he is or how to contact him.

If you have an undivided joint interest in the account, then you can withdraw the funds and close out the account. I'm not sure what you mean by...

In general, equity stripping can be an effective asset protection technique, if the terms of the note are drafted properly. For instance, if one...

My fiancé signed 350,000 worth of promissory notes. If he died or unable to pay can I be held liable for his debt once married?

With that kind of money involved, I assume that there is a security instrument pledging a lien or mortgage against real property or chattels...

You could do it yourself, but you run the risk of missing something, and that could ruin your plans or end up costing a fortune - all after you are...

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In cases like this, the biggest drawback is that these facilities often have little in the way of available insurance benefits to pay these claims....

Can guardians cash in Payable on Death CD's valued at $100K if not needed for expenses. This effects distrtibution post-death.

Depending on what powers the guardian had (plenary, person, property), it may or may not have been proper to cash out the CDs. Of course,...

We NJ residents 7mos yr; FL 5 mos yr. Have condos in NJ/FL. Have JTWROS bank, broker accounts in NJ/FL. We need Wills in NJ/FL?

You don't need wills in more than one state. But, by and large, I think you sound like good candidates for a joint living trust. You would...