My mom and her second husband (not my dad) did a joint will.

Many states either prohibit or discourage "joint wills" or contracts to make or prevent changing wills. In MN, ”Joint Wills” are not invalid per...

Durable power of attorney

Medical doctors cannot practice law (just as lawyers cannot practice medicine!) so first of all, doctors cannot ever legally draft legal documents...

As Trustee & Executor can I remove the CD amount from the checking tranfer and put the remaining into the Trust acct?

If I understand correctly, instead of paying the CD to you under the POD designation, the bank placed the money into a checking account to which...

Im 17 and have a 2 month old son ... My mom said her lawyer told her that since im underage she can take gaurdianship of him ..

Ohio rules about emancipation and guardianship are different than many states, so for a complete answer, I strongly recommend you contact an Ohio...

Explain the difference between a Quit Claim deed VS. a Warranty deed if we are the first deed of trust taking back a piece of RE

A quit claim deed assigns 'whatever interest the signer has' to someone else. A warranty deed promises that the signer has clear title to...

There are limits on who can witness and notarize a health care or other Power of Attorney, but the location of where they are signed is not...

First of all, placing an adult child's name on your bank account is playing roulette -- "helping them pay bills" is what Powers of Attorney are...

My landlord is planning on filing for bankruptcy and says that I will pay the rent to his lawyer as the owner of the estate. The

If you have received paperwork from a COURT, be it a bankruptcy court or a landlord/tenant court, follow those instructions. If you are...

Does he have legal rights to mom's money in her account (After her death) if she claims he gave it to her, or does POD get it

He meaning the person who is listed as the POD, or he being the person who 'gave' money to your mother? LEGALLY a person named as the POD...

Decedant passed in another state then they lived

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Probate may be necessary or it may not, but it is proper in the state he resided in at the time of his death. If...