15 years ago my mother was the gaurdian of my son , the guardianship was terminated from the courts and no ARREARAGE tookFederal

If your mother received welfare, then the state is entitled to reimbursement, and they may have collected your funds which they can as a specific...

Is there anyway to see if a trust fund was set up for brothers kids since he passed away

If a trust was created for donations and such for the children, the children would be the beneficiaries to ask for an accounting. Whoever is the...

How much legal power does a Will have?

The will only controls assets in your mother's name - so no at this point the Will does not control, only showed intent in 2009. Too many...

Are heirs of predeceased entitled to portions of property that are clearly to be divided among the 3 children of the deceased ?

Depends on if that specific bequest has, per stirpes, or language that allows a child of a deceased parent take his or her share. Sounds like the...

What should I do to convince the executor to distribute the assets in the trust?

As said, lots of unknown. Sometimes it takes time to clean out a house and then often you wait until Spring when the market is prime to sell. If...

What the other counsel said is not wrong, too many unknown facts. If the house was in the trust, I'm guessing you find the deed (who you called...

As a beneficiary on my parents trust, do I have a legal right to see the trust?

If you are a beneficiary, you have a right to request a copy of the trust and to ask for a list of assets. But there has not been a lot of time -...

Can he sign over his house and write us each a check, as this was to be our inheritance, if he needs to go to a nursing home?

That is risky. If a son or daughter kept your dad from going into a nursing home for years there are some waivers, but any transfer as said within...

Why would a estate not be put in probate after a death?

Only assets in the husbands name would be probate assets. I suspect most assets were joint which would have passed to the spouse upon death. If...

Who gets the Military flag?

I agree spouse should get - if nothing else she can argue as part of her spousal allowance. If he is nice maybe he can ask her to leave it to him...