Can the trustee pay her husband, a non professional tax preparer, to do the taxes for the trust?

If the trustee is also the sole beneficiary and wants to pay her husband, it may not matter, but why do this? He'll have to pay income taxes on...

Can my fathers physician declare him incompetent?

Guardianship is a last resort, but may be your only option. That requires a medical finding and report that he is not capable of managing his...

Do I need a attorney to get money left to me in my grandmothers will

Unless your grandmother did a "Payable on Death" designation on her checking account, it is a probate asset and is available to pay estate bills,...

I just signed to have a power of attorney ...Can I have the document nulled or void after some thought ! Can This be done , How

You don't say the circumstances of how you came to sign the POA, but here are some hints in addition to the answers my colleagues have...

Who pays rent /repairs or is it a wash?

I would argue that it is almost always a mistake for two persons to own a dwelling when one lives there and another doesn't. It is a recipe for...

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I need an attorney for my fathers estate in Ohio New Carlisle.

I don't know what you mean "I signed over the power to my brother..." If you mean that you declined to serve as Executor and he was appointed in...

My mother passed away a few years ago. She and my father owned a residence in Florida. After her passing, my father put me as a

If by "put me as a part owner on the deed" you mean that you and your father are "co-owners" then the deed means what it says, and it cannot be...

Probating a $4500 stock account, when ALL other assets have passed outside probate?

There is a short form of probate called "Relief from Administration." It requires much less paperwork than a full administration. Some courts are...

I have a probate question. Are case has four siblings inheriting money from mother.

There are too many unknown facts for us to comment here on Avvo. If you are concerned that you are getting the "runaround" or that the attorney is...

Do we have to pay a inheritance tax on cd's that were not listed in a will?

If the assets were already in your name, there is no estate tax because the estate/inheritance tax is a tax on the "transfer" of assets after...