Questions answered by David L. Carrier

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Why would one have a living trust and then also a child child trust fund?

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

If auntie want to leave $$ for your kid independently of what you chose, it would be natural for her to provide a trust for your daughter. This...

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Is it a requirement that beneficiaries are to be notified that they are listed in the will prior to probate

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

In Michigan, at least, beneficiaries are "interested persons" and must be given notice from the very beginning of the process, when the personal...

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Can I get sued over utilities?

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

What would Judge Judy do? The problem with small claims court is that, while you may have a valid legal defense, the judge often tries to do "what...

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Hi i live in Tacoma wa. And was wondering if my husbands grandmother left him things in her will and he ended up passing Aftern

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

Agreed that you are entitled as spouse, my question is whether your husband was entitled to anything from the will... In many (most/all?) states,...

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Question: Is sibling caregiver of parent legally entitled to compensation? My brother and sister insist I receive nothing.

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

In Michigan, at least, in the absence of a contemporaneous, written agreement, the services provided by a relative of the first degree are...

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If no will and 3 siblings Do any of us have right to move in house without consent of all

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

Go to probate court. Get appointed PR. Evict sister.

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Transfer of property out of revocable living trust

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

Agree that you HAVE to see the document before expressing an authoritative opinion, but if the trust was truly revocable, the grantor retains the...

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Living rights if in nursing home

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

If the personal property does not belong to the grandmother, then it can be sold by whoever owns it now... sounds like the grandson as heir of the...

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Eldery in living assistant

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

I have to agree that this is the sort of question to which it is difficult to offer any advice that would be both helpful and pithy... Concur that...

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Deceased brother. He had a bank account, under 1700 and an old truck, paid for, nothing else. How do I get the money and truck?

David's answer | Answered on December 07, 2014

Depends on Show-me State law, but I gotta believe it's not going to be much more than going to the local DMV with a death certificate and to the...

David L. Carrier's Answers (6120)

Why would one have a living trust and then also a child child trust fund?

Is it a requirement that beneficiaries are to be notified that they are listed in the will prior to probate

Can I get sued over utilities?

Hi i live in Tacoma wa. And was wondering if my husbands grandmother left him things in her will and he ended up passing Aftern

Question: Is sibling caregiver of parent legally entitled to compensation? My brother and sister insist I receive nothing.

If no will and 3 siblings Do any of us have right to move in house without consent of all

Transfer of property out of revocable living trust

Living rights if in nursing home

Eldery in living assistant

Deceased brother. He had a bank account, under 1700 and an old truck, paid for, nothing else. How do I get the money and truck?