Dear Lawyer, I am curious if I have any right to view my mother's assets before she dies.

I agree with Mr. Pippen. You can ask. Open communication between siblings in cases like this is often very beneficial. It is worth an effort. Much...

How can we transfer our home to our children upon our death?

A Will does not avoid probate. There are several other options, but what works best in your situation depends on the facts of your situation and...

Am I responsible to pay for damages to an apartment I lived in 18 mo ago and just now am being told about it

I agree with Mr. Bonham if your question is related to the security deposit. My guess is that it is not. The question, as I see it, is whether or...

S-Corporation

1. Are you talking about a federal estate tax return or a federal income tax return? If it is an estate tax return, you report the shares of stock....

I agree with my colleagues. A Power of Attorney may be exactly what you need. I have had some school systems insist on guardianship, however, so...

Can my second wife live in or keep all proceeds from the sale of my home after I die? It's paid off, her name not on deed?

Unless you can come to an agreement on this, neither one of you will get what you want. If she is not on title, the best she can do is 1/3 value...

Should I paid a trustee who appointed by the court system?

It is not entirely clear what has happened, here. The trustee is entitled to compensation from the trust. If the trust has insufficient assets, I...

I live in Utah. I would like to set up a trust for my grandson.

Can you do all this? Yes. SHOULD you do all this? Probably not. If your grandson is a minor, he should not be beneficiary of life insurance. The...

Is a trustee a puppet to the trust documents?

It kind of depends on the trust. MOST trusts give the trustee discretion in a number of different areas. There are trusts, however, which pretty...

Giving free rent to adult child

Depends what tax you are speaking of. Offhand, it seems to me there could be property tax issues as well as possible gift tax and or capital gains...