Grantor of trust puts his house in the Trust. He then decides to sell the house. Can Grantor spend proceeds anyway he wants?

It's his Trust and his assets and he can spend the assets how he chooses. This is a problem with putting specific assets as distributions from the...

Secured gifts of money (that his parents won't spend) for our 3-year-old Grandson

I would suggest a section 529 college plan. Ken

If a person dies intestate, with no surviving spouse but does have a civil partner, what are the surviving children's rights?

Assets in his name alone would pass to his children who are his heirs. The "civil partner" would not get anything. But he may have assets jointly...

Legal fees through decedents estate

Your brother is responsible for the fees of an attorney he hires. If he has retained an attorney you should consider doing the same. Ken

Probate Inventory Filing fees

The Inventory is filed and is based on the date of death value of the assets. The fee is a set fee based on that value. If it is later found that...

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We live in Michigan. My father says he had a will and an irrevocable trust several years ago but they disappeared.

My guess is he had a revocable trust. The Will may be filed in the county where he lived. Does he recall the attorney that drafted the documents?...

Michigan Law- is a Trustee or successor Trustee allowed to sign the decendents name on the checks to purchase something after

A successor trustee should be signing his or her own name as successor trustee.

The power of attorney is no longer valid after the person dies. If a Will needs to be admitted to probate, the person's heirs and the people who...

HOW CAN I OBTAIN OR GET A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM FOR MY DISABLED DAUGHTER WHO IS ABOUT TO TURN 18 NEXT MONTH?

If she is mentally capable of doing so, she could execute two powers of attorney-one for health care and one financial. If not, you would have to...

Aunt dies...no spouse, no children, no siblings who gets estate of aunt

First it depends how the assets were held. The terms of a trust or joint ownership or beneficiary designations would control. Next would be the...