Kudos to you for thinking about these issues before it's needed and good luck to your father during his surgery. However, my colleagues are...

Attorney Goldman is correct; an Advanced Directive, which usually not only designates a Health Care Surrogate but also contains End-of-Life...

My condolences to you and your entire family over the loss of your mother. You definitely posed your question in the right category so you are most...

My deepest condolences! To open probate, you will need to retain, most likely, an attorney. If the amount in the bank is small enough to qualify...

The house is in my mother's and her husband's name-my mother passed. Are the children entitled to her half of the property?

First, my condolences. Second, as my colleague, Attorney Lindquist, indicated correctly, if your mom and husband owned the property with rights of...

Estate

My condolences! Yes, you will need to formally open probate most likely to receive the monies in those accounts. The bank might have thought you...

I understand your desire to create a Last Will and Testament. However, there are certain formalities that must be followed for this document to be...

My colleagues have answered this question very in-depth and very well. The only thing I would add is that you never know when there might be issues...

So glad that you are thinking of these issues and kudos to you for that. Attorney Coleman provided you an excellent response. Although it's...

Changing your name is relatively easy once you prove that you're doing it simply not to avoid paying creditors. Once the courthouse is open again,...