This appears to be a follow-up question to the one posted yesterday. All agreements involving real estate are required to be in writing to satisfy...

You would need to review the terms of the trust to be sure. But MANY times, people set their documents up to allow the surviving spouse to control...

You are legally in charge of administering the estate and can determine through a cost/benefit analysis that a particular issue is not worth...

In answer to your specific question, NO, your sister is not obligated to provide receipts and bank statements. She is obligated to provide you an...

I agree with both of my colleagues. You cannot prevent your sister from challenging things. But you CAN make it more difficult for her to win. In...

This appears to be a follow-up to your question from yesterday. In addition to the responses from that and today's answer, I would just point out...

I agree with Mr. Puckett. MUCH more information is necessary before being able to give you any real guidance. "Next of kin" only matters if there...

I agree with Mr. Klisz. It sounds like the form that you are referring to was either a do-it-yourself form or something that was pulled off the...

I agree with Mr. Conway. These are issues you need to address with your lawyer. There is not enough information in your summary to answer your...

There are three ways that you can inherit property from someone; 1) by, Will, 2) Trust; or 3) by "operation of law." What the third one means is...