How will I know if my attorneys motion to set aside and vacate judgment was a success? Besides the obvious call your atny...

Are you and your attorney not communicating??? If you have a motion pending, then you have every right to know when it is and to attend, if you...

FINALLY!! Plaintiff answered my Interrogatories (25 of them), but mostly answered with boilerplate objections. My questions:

I see people getting steamrolled in summary judgment hearings all the time. If I were representing someone in your situation, I would move to...

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It sounds like you moved for more time to respond to a discovery request. The defense is okay with that.

I am in the rough draft of a trust, before I take it to an attorney. Wondering about discretion.

I've been answering avvo questions in reverse order, starting with the most recent and working back in time. I know see more about what you're...

Can a trustee have both objective and subjective discretion or is it limited to one?

The word Discretion implies some subjectivity. Strictly objective instructions can be listed in the Agreement. Quite often you see discretion for...

My mother's intestate estate of >400,000.00 was distributed to my brother after probate. I was never contacted.

It is possible that both the estate was intestate and that the assets passed outside of probate with no notice due to you. I know that's not what...

I hired a lawyer to execute my mothers will and trust. None of the bequests were made or the administrative fees paid.

I'm a Florida guy; but I expect that every state's bar association has a fee dispute mechanism in place. Contact the NY Bar and follow up with them.

MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY. LOAN WAS IN HIS NAME ONLY. BUT DEED IS IN BOTH OUR NAMES.HOW DO I GET MY NAME ON THE LOAN?

Start by contacting the mortgagee. They love to have people to hold personally liable in the event that the loan goes into default and a...

If a home has been left for three beneficiaries and one does not want anything to do with the home, what are our options?

Although I am from Virginia, I am only licensed in Florida; so I am not familiar with specific VA laws. That being said, I can't imagine that...

Is it a conflict of interest for a trustee to also serve as conservator of the estate of the same individual?

As a Florida attorney, I am not familiar with Wisconsin laws; but I can say that it is common for one person to serve in numerous fiduciary roles...