I want to make sure my house goes to my son should anything happen to me. I am only 43 so hopefully not for years.

I agree with the other commentators. While you have asked a very specific question, there are many potential answers based on the rest of the...

My widowed, elderly mother living in an assisted care facility has real estate ( home and land ) exclusively in her name.

The real issue here is difficult to answer simply because while you indicated she was living in an assisted living facility, you did not indicate...

Will a bank seize assets to pay of a deceased person's mortgage?

While there are provisions for a creditor to compel payment from an estate, there are rules that they must follow in doing so which provide...

About life insurance and estate

Unless there is a contractual obligation for the sons to handle the funeral and/or burial expenses, they will take the insurance proceeds directly...

What estate plan can be used to set aside money for an adult child that will be protected and not having to file tax returns. .

This is a classic case for a Special Needs Trust provision in a revocable trust set up by the benefactor. The revocable trust can be used for the...

If I move and take care take of my mother, due to alzheimers in Michigan when she passes away will I be able to keep her house.

There are a number of issues in regard to your question that can be more productively answered in a direct consultation with a complete discussion...

I tend to agree with the prior answer. Be aware that there is no appeal from a judgment in small claims court and neither party is allowed to be...

Can the extra expenses of our father's probated estate, be considered as a tax loss?

It is difficult to answer this question without more specific information. That having been said, the personal representative of an estate is...

What forms do I need to file an estate tax return. My father died in Sept 2012 and his estate finalized through probate in Nov

The tax return that needs to be filed is IRS Form 706. It is a complicated return. There exemption amount in 2011 was $5,000,000.00 meaning that...

Can an executor of a will deny a beneficiary their portion stated in the will? What circumstances could warrant that action?

You have not provided any context for your question. Is this an issue of timing or do you mean that the estate has been administered, others have...