Can I Trust be controverted?

You might be able to contest the trusts. Estate planning documents can be contested for undue influence, incompetence, or fraud. It also appears...

What is the advantage of an irrevocable trust over a revocable trust.

Most of my clients do revocable trusts because they want to maintain control of assets and be able to make amendments. The few that do irrevocable...

When is the house legally mine?

YES-if the deed is already in your name. Time to do your own estate planning.

What do I do when there is no money to pay my mothers bills?

You are not responsible-you can walk away from her debts. Sorry for your loss.

What steps are needed in order to purchase a house for someone with a Special Needs Trust? The trustee is Zion Trust.

You won't find the help needed on this web site. Your friend needs to be guided with the help of an estate planning/elder law attorney.

Subsequent deed to a Lady Bird Deed does not have a paragraph that cancel previous Lady Bird Deed. Is this new deed useless?

The new deed will work fine without mentioning the previous deed. The previous deed is recorded which means your rights are established and a...

If there is no will, and the deceased has three minor children with an ex-wife, and was remarried before death.....

The children have rights under IOWA statutes and need to be represented by an attorney, Most likely a Guardian(probably you) would have to be set...

I need help finding what tipe of lower I need

You need an estate planning/estate litigation attorney.

Is this elder abuse? Daughter took over as successor trustee without discussing it with mom or siblings. Mom wants changes.

No abuse if the trust had language that allowed the daughter to take over upon mom's incapacity. legal action can be taken if daughter used any...

You need to call several attorneys for price quotes-use the "Find A Lawyer" tab on AVVO. We would only be guessing at an "average" price. Get...