How much will it cost to hire a local attorney and who would you suggest?

Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local attorney familiar with construction law who does litigation. But if this contractor is like most...

Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local real estate attorney who can review all the facts of the situation and advise you if there is a basis...

How can a mother keep a child from the father?

If parents are unmarried, and there is no court order granting the father any parental rights or visitation, then the mother has sole legal custody...

Do I have to show up at a hearing for back rent when I wasn't even there but my things were?

Yes, you could be liable. Even though the landlord died, your lease remained in effect according to its terms. If the lease was still in effect,...

Can a trustee or the bank withhold information from benefactors concerning estate being sold?

The trust has full power to deal with assets of the estate according to the terms specified in the trust document. If the trust does not require...

Check with your insurance agent whether your individual insurance will provide coverage for this damage. If the problem in not a sudden...

Contact legal aid serving your area and ask them if you qualify. If not, there might be a legal clinic offered by a local law school. Some courts...

When the Estate Executor is the presumed primary beneficiary to a Will how do we get another Executor appointed?

Until a will is admitted to probate court and deemed valid, there is no executor. Only the probate court can authorize an executor with letters of...

How do I know if I'm a beneficiary to a will (to open probate) since the Estate Executor won't share the will or open probate?

There is no "executor" until the probate court appoints one as named in a valid will. You can apply to the probate court to be administrator of...

How does a non Estate Executor gain access to a house or safe deposit boxes to look for the newer Will?

If no probate case has been filed, then there is no executor of the estate yet. Only the probate court can appoint an executor. Someone named in...