I concur with Ms. Willi about your right to a copy of the trust under Ohio law (and the law of most states). If this is, in fact, a trust, the...

I’m 16 can I put a restraining order on my mom?

I have changed the category of your question to child abuse. As a 16 year old you do not have the right to initiate legal proceedings yourself. ...

If you have a health POA for your father can you order cessation of extraordinary measures?

The standard form Ohio Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care has a box to check that will allow the Agent to instruct physicians to “pull the...

If you need to ask this question, and if you are in a position to help your grandmother, you need to schedule a conversation with an expert Probate...

You can seek an involuntary guardianship, although they are expensive and not always possible if the addict can be functional enough to convince...

Who would be next of kin?

Anytime there are mixed, blended or adoptive families, you should save everyone aggravation or possible bad feelings by creating a Will or Living...

Where do I find legal probate attorney if I can’t pay?

You don't say what type of help you need. If you are an Executor or a family member of a deceased person, as Ms. Willi says, the fees are paid...

Yes. More often than not, the trustee represents the trustee who is charged with giving effect to the trustmaker's wishes. If the trustmaker...

Howto cash a check made out to Estate of if there is no estate?

There is a small estate procedure that you may be able to figure out on your own without a lawyer. The filing fee is about $100. The amount of...

Do I have to give these firearms back to my son's mother?

This is both a probate and trust law question. I would argue strongly that your son’s grandmother established a “constructive trust” with you as...