How to avoid a quick claim deed from basically taking all proceeds of an estate originally planned to be equally distributed?

The key is in your questions "Sons and daughters are concerned that sister in law and grand-daughter may not live up to their verbal agreements,...

In most areas you can do this so long as the powers of attorney do not 'revoke' all other powers of attorney (which is indeed the best practice)...

Father in ICU - 20 year old with POW, hospital will not follow - Please help!

Something is amiss here. IF you have a proper PoA, and IF the hospital is pushing you to make a medical decision based on your authority under the...

Can I submit my brother's obituary to our local newspaper over my sister in law's objection to do so?

So long as what you say about your brother is true there won't be any LEGAL issues. However, if his widow objects, you WILL have practical issues....

If someone who is physically unable to sign a document but who understands what is going on ASKS you to 'sign my name for me' then this can be...

What can I do to force an attorney to close my father estate and issue the monies owed to me and my siblings?

While I am disappointed to hear the attorney is not communicating, are you sure that there isn't something else going on here? Is the attorney...

Would estate be eligible for any retribution for faulty orthopedic knee replacement for my deceased mother?

I am sorry to hear of this situation, however, it seems likely that any statute of limitations has run on a defect that was discovered over 15...

Can social service at the hospital help my mom change power attorney while being in a nursing home

I'm going to disagree slightly. Unless social services has a licensed attorney on staff, 'helping' someone to change a power of attorney would be...

How do handguns transfer ownership upon the death of a registered owner?

There are special rules and unless the firearm was in an appropriate 'gun trust' (which is a FAR more complicated area than it might seem at...

Can I start a wrongful death suit for my mother passing away with late stages of renail disease from taking Prilosec

Her ESTATE certainly could, and if you were a DEPENDENT of your mother, then you might have a separate cause of action too. I'd recommend...