You should review your divorce judgment. Often, any estate planning documents are nullified. If that did NOT happen, it is still a good idea for...

There are a lot of pertinent facts that are missing from your summary and it is difficult to give you more than just general information. Court...

Wow. First of all...for what it's worth, your actions in this entire matter have been absolutely exemplary. You have gone above and beyond anything...

I agree with my colleagues that you have no obligation to do anything, here. What I would suggest to you is that you do one of two things, however....

Whether you can add your wife or not depends on the language in your land contract. You really should sit down with an estate planning attorney....

I agree with the prior comments, but why do you want to use Wills for this? Why not set things up to avoid the need for expensive probate...

You do not provide enough information to answer your questions. Who owns the property is the biggest question. Is this a rental? If so, who is on...

I agree with Attorney Santamarina. I would add that, because you are using the terms Trust AND Will, it is possible that your situation is more...

As Ms. Paquette indicated, death certificates are part of the public record. You can generally order them online for a nominal charge. I have had...

Lots of attorneys have access to public records databases and may be able to locate the heir that way. If not, there is a "missing legatee" fund...

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