There are two pathways. The first if you have financial means and wish to help both personally and financially, and the second if you do not have...

Unless your mother created a "transfer on death" deed, there is no way to own and properly manage the property without going through probate to get...

The girlfriend has zero legal rights to his property, but the handwritten paper is meaningless in Ohio. I respectfully disagree with my...

If the house was owned by your father's deceased wife, did it pass to him by her Will or TOD affidavit? If not, your father didn't own it. If he...

Whoever has the original Will or Trust may not withhold it from the named beneficiaries or heirs at law (next of kin). You are entitled to see a...

No. When one dies, everything she owns becomes the property of her decedent's estate, subject to all probate rules and laws, and to the terms of...

I understand that no one wants to pay lawyers, but when people try to do nice things for others but avoid paying for professional advice and...

I am not a litigator, so am not certain about the statute of limitations, if any, for fraud. You can check the county probate court records to see...

You need to get together all of her December 31 account statements, Will (if she had one) deed, letters from creditors, her death certificate and a...

You and any other beneficiaries should have joined forces and shared costs long ago to have the trustee removed, including forcing an accounting...