This sounds strange to me. An Irrevocable Trust is a relatively rare estate planning tool and most estate planning attorneys almost never use them....

You should not sign anything without having the entire situation reviewed by an attorney. Your brother's girlfriend's rights to his assets are not...

I agree with my colleagues. I would add that as long as the mortgage payments continue to be made on time, there is nothing that the mortgage...

Yes. A special needs trust does not shelter any income from taxes.

There is no obligation for any heir to pay any estate expense. In this case, when there is a secured creditor, failure to pay gives the creditors...

The Will can still be valid and not have anything to do with the house. If your mom sold you the house, then there is no interest in the property...

I agree with my colleagues. In the absence of a Will, you are your daughter's next of kin, based solely on the facts presented. But what about her...

There may be more involved here, depending on the type of assets involved among other things. That is why Mr. Powe suggested contacting a lawyer....

You CAN do this. But I cannot think of ANY good reasons to do so. If you want your wife to have the property upon your death, there are a number of...

If the facts are as you believe them to be, then you would need to have a probate estate opened and a Personal Representative appointed to handle...