It's difficult to provide you with clear guidance on this based on just a few facts, but I can guide you generally. When a person dies and they...

Is there a form that can designate a representative to handle funeral arrangements?

A final disposition authorization document can be signed (with witnesses). In it, choices regarding cremation v. burial can be made and a...

Do we ALL need to be on the incorporation document that's registered with the state?Or do is the OA good enough

It is not necessary to list every member on the Articles of Organization that are filed with the State. You mentioned an operating agreement -...

If I have a power of attorney from my mother will that enable me to make my Dad's health care decisions, acting in her place?

You are smart to work with your mother to get her documents updated while you can. However, you cannot step into your mother's shoes with regard to...

How can this be handled in a way that allows me to stay in the house?

You have received excellent advice here. Find a probate attorney asap. Unsecured creditors have six months from date of death to send a claim to...

Is there anyway the title can be transferred to sell the vehicle without going through probate?

Unless your father put a Transfer-on-Death on that title, you will need to go through probate court. However, Ohio law allows for a simpler...

How should I make arrangements if something were to happen to my husband?

I agree with the above - second marriages are tricky and professional advice is necessary. Georgetown is beautiful and I wish I could justify a...

I am preparing my will, I want my grandchildren to get the proceeds from the sell of my condo and auto when I die.

You've gotten excellent answers here. Estate planning is absolutely necessary in your case: a will with a testamentary trust or a living trust...

*Ohio probate inquiry* My mother recently passed away. I hired an attorney to handle the processing of her Estate in Ohio.

I agree with my colleague. Also worth noting that the county guideline fees may vary. Here in Hamilton County (Cincinnati), the attorney fee may...

I have actually heard the term "keystone" trust in context of a trust created for a couple that resided in Ohio. However, it appeared to me to be...