My initial reaction upon reading your summary is "YIKES!!!" My second reaction is that it could make for a nice Bar Question or law school exam...

I am not sure about your Spidey sense, but there is no law against using cashier's checks or certified checks. But there is also no reason for the...

There is a technical answer and a (perhaps) practical answer. Technically, you are supposed to reopen the estate, file an amended inventory, pay...

I agree with Attorney Wells. I would also add that by using a Will for your estate planning, anything passing under the Will MUST go through...

What a horrible situation. Sadly, it is not all that uncommon, these days. It is very tragic on a number of levels. What your ultimate goals...

You need to post this as a Pennsylvania question to get State specific legal advice. But an online check of the small estate process shows that...

I assume you mean a "REVOCABLE" Trust because I do not know what a Resolvable Trust is. If that is the case, I do not understand your problem. You...

No one can answer your questions without seeing the deeds and what they actually say. It sounds like you potentially have an expensive mess on your...

Hello~ This can certainly be done, provided that the prior deed was done correctly. Presumably, you will want to make your trust the beneficiary...

No one can be forced to act under such forms. It SOUNDS like the husband has been making his own decisions, anyway, so it is not clear the wife was...