Do you know if the property is in a Trust or if it is still in your Grandparents' names? If it is in a Trust there is a possibility that you would...

If a joint revocable living trust provides for family and survivor trusts, do you need a new trust when first dies?

Usually at least one of the resulting trusts must have a taxpayer identification number. Depending on the trust language you may have some...

Change those assets from joint assets to individual assets. Either get a divorce or take her name off the accounts.

Whether he could change her will or sell her house would depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document. Generally a...

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Does a Wife have to sign Life Insurance policy for other Beneficiary to be named?

While your father does not have to have his wife's consent per VA law he may have to have her consent according to the insurance company...

Guardianship for 18 year old with special needs

Whether it will be difficult or expensive to transfer depends greatly on the state you are transferring to and from. In VA conservatorship is for...

I have a will that was done in Tennessee over 4 years ago. I now live in Virginia, do I need a new will?

Virginia has very specific requirements regarding the validity of wills. I would advise very strongly against making ANY handwritten changes to...

How do I file a claim against my father's estate if it never went to probate?

If your father and step mother owned their assets jointly or if she were the beneficiary of his individual assets there is unfortunately nothing...

I agree with the other attorneys who have responded. The only benefit I can think of for a Testamentary Trust would be if it were a Special Needs...

Are the minor children of my deceased sibling entitled to any percentage of our deceased fathers wrongful death settlement?

Minor children are greatly protected by the VA Code at a parent's death. Whether they truely have a right to part of the settlement would depend...