If a notary changes the notarial certificate after the person is deceased is this enough to be thrown out of probate??

Depends. the requirement for a valid will is two signatures, where the testator and the two witnesses all sign at the same time. There is no...

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The good news is that, in most states, when a probate is opened, you can conduct "discovery" and find out facts before the necessity of actually...

Received subpoena for probate proceeding. I am not named in Will or receiving a thing per the Will. No explanation as to why.

Good question. Yes, a more standard estate plan would be that the bequest to a deceased child would go to the deceased child's children. The law...

How do I dismiss a defamation suit (really an aggravation suit) by Trustee,who I suspect has stolen half of ?my father trust

Thanks for sharing your situation. Sounds like you need to approach this from both the trust side and the guardianship side. Actually, if he has...

Does an IRS judgment against a business owner for unpaid employee trust fund taxes expire when the business owner dies?

An IRS judgment for unpaid payroll taxes does not expire at the death of the business owner. The IRS has the full right to continue to collect...

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My father recently died and the bank put a hold on his bank acct$5.000 what do i do now ?how can i unfreeze this acct.

Florida has a summary administration procedure for estates under $75,000. The process can take as little as a few weeks. This requires, however,...

Because this sounds like Florida Homestead property, the rules are different than pretty much any other place in the country. Under normal...

I am trying to find out what I need to do to contest a will

You will need to hire a probate attorney in Alabama to challenge the will. A successful will contest is litigation like any other litigation. ...

Can I do something about my privacy?

Did the bank, operating as trustee, violate your privacy? Maybe. Is there anything you can likely do about it? Probably not. Rather than a...

Realtor's engaged to sell trust property.

A trust can transact real estate just like a person can. As a probate and trust lawyer, the issues that I see are whether the trustee has the...