If a father leaves assets to his 4 kids and one dies before he does who should get the dead siblings share?

The Will either does or does not have the words "per stripes." If so, the deceased child's share passes equally to his or her children. If it...

How can I find a copy of my mother's will

It sounds as though you may have a meritorious case, but you are in for a very expensive legal battle. In order to have the newer Wills declared...

My parents set up a trust, my sibling convinced my mom to change it to an irrevokable trust with him and his wife as trustees

She may be able to undo the irrevocable trust , but you have not given us enough information to help you. Your mom needs to take a copy of the...

Hello me and my siblings trying to get guardianship or power of attorney of our mother that's capacitated medically.

You are going to need an attorney to help you assess the situation and your options. You will not be able to navigate this process without the...

Very hard and likely thousands of dollars. You'll need a skilled probate trial attorney, of which there aren't many, and depending on the...

Can a TOD be voided as a fraudulent transfer when it is the only asset of an estate and there are numerous unpaid debts?

Mr. Jason has provided an excellent answer. My experience is that things like this are happening with increasing frequency, not an attempt by the...

There is no technical legal requirement for each page of a Will to be initialed. The purpose of initializing each page is to prevent someone from...

How long does the process of probate court take? Also related questions.

There are way too many questions here to be answered without a complete review of the facts and chronology. Once the house has been valued for...

My mother is 84 years old diagnosed with dementia and a lawyer has made himself POA what can I do?

It is a step one only takes as a last resort because of expense and hassle, but the only full remedy is a guardianship. One seeking appointment as...

It is wise to inform a charitable organization that they are POD on a bank account?

The answer to your question is actually a bit complicated. Conceptually, there is nothing to be harmed by letting the charity know. Having said...