No, a text cannot change a will. The 401k account very likely has a beneficiary named with the bank or financial institution that holds the money....

This is a common problem. You chose annuities more than choosing a trust, you just did not realize that at the time. Your only option would be to...

This is a complex issue that cannot be answered in this type of forum with any accuracy. Facts that matter: Who is the grantor? Is it a grantor...

There is no official distinction between elder law and estate planning. Generally, elder law would involve probate actions and estate planning...

If your uncle died without a will the order of intestate succession is: spouse 50% and child(ren) 50%, if no spouse and no child, then it would go...

This is a complex matter that would be difficult to give even a partial answer in this forum. The children should go to an attorney to discuss...

How can I get money from an insurance company before it is set up to a trust account ?

You cannot unless your son had a trust or will that named a trustee for the child's money and the policy directed the proceeds to that person. If...

Need to get a DNA test from my son but he's in prison

If there is a dispute as to the deceased being his father or not, you need to obtain the DNA sample in a specific way. He cannot simply send in a...

If a child is a grantee on a land deed and dies before parents who gets the land?

If the child grantee died without a Will, the property would go to the parents if there was no spouse and no children. This is intestate succession.

The general rule on trusts or wills is if the document is/was valid where it was created, it is valid where it needs to be used. I have been...