My father just passed away. He owns a home, can I sell the home with out a lawyer?

If the title to the property is in your fathers name, you can not sell it. The will must be admitted to probate and an order determining homestead...

IN GENERAL THE ANSWER IS NO. HOWEVER, IF THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS RECEIVED A PARDON, THEN HE OR SHE CAN BE A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. IF...

Real property, two tenants in common, one 50% owner is a land trust. Is being a land trust a defense against a partition suit?

NO. IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT DIVISABLE, THEN A COTENENT CAN FILE A PARTITION ACTION TO FORCE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY. IF IT IS DIVISABLE THEN THE...

What kind of an attorney do I need to hire to file a claim on my ex mother in law's estate for back child support?

I would consult with a probate attorney to file a timely claim against your ex-husbands estate. If your ex-husband predeceased his mother then...

If I'm my parents successor trustee on a living trust, do they have to list me as a beneficiary too?

Your parents may include you as a beneficiary or they can choose to omit you. It's their money to dispose of as they wish. I suggest they consult...

Can my parents condo (paid for) be transferred to my name and my brother's name without problems?

I need a little more info to properly answer your question. I assume both your parents are deceased. If the condo was your parents homestead, ...

I suggest that you prepare and execute an amended and restated trust rather than a s simple amendment. Either the amendment or the amended and...

Can I collect on my step mom's will that she left to divide everything 4 ways between her 4 stepchildren?

A WILL ONLY EFFECTS ASSETS THAT DO NOT PASS TO A BENEFICIARY BY OPERATION OF LAW. THEREFORE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW THE ACCOUNT WAS SET...

IF THE HOME WAS IN YOUR DAD'S NAME, THEN YOU MUST GO THROUGH PROBATE. IF THE HOUSE WAS HIS ONLY ASSET AND WAS HIS HOMESTEAD THEN YOU CAN FILE A...

What are my options? My father has a checking account with my name and my sisters name.

A LOT WILL DEPEND ON THE SIGNATURE CARD. WAS IT HELD IN TRUST FOR EACH OF YOU? WAS IT PAYABLE ON DEATH TO THE TWO OF YOU? WAS IT A CONVIENIENCE...