Can a Judge be compelled to uphold and enforce an order issued by another Judge?

The facts you set forth in your question do not add up and I feel that there must be more to the facts than disclosed in your question. It is...

Can the executor make building improvements to rental units during the probate period? The property was never zoned for renting.

The executor's fiduciary duty to an estate means she must exercise reasonable care in dealing with the affairs of the estate. The Executor has...

Does the executor have to be named as a beneficiary in the will in order to inherit under the same will?

Generally, an executor is only entitled to inherit under a Last Will where the Executor is also named as a beneficiary. However, you imply in your...

Illinois Medicaid planning - use of trusts

The first question is whether the primary purpose is to avoid probate or whether the purpose is to preserve assets through Medicaid planning. What...

If the form you are referencing is a “Refunding Bond and Receipt" the purpose of that document is to allow an Executor or in your case the Trustee...

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Yes, you can sue the old nursing home for your grandmother getting bedsores; however you must show negligence on the part of the nursing home....

Can I limit the will contest just to forgery?

There are several recognized basis for challenging someone's Last Will. The individual who brings the Will challenge may assert as many or as few...

I would like to know who would be executive of an estates --the wife or the kids ?

When someone dies without a Will it is referred to as having died intestate. In such a circumstance the Probate Act sets out an order of preference...

I was on my moms title, i found out 3 years after her death that my sister said a quit claim was signed by mom (fraudulently)

A fraudulent transfer of property can be set aside. Your question raises several issues that do not make sense. First you say that you were on your...

Can a step mother obtain medical power of attorney over a disabled adult, even though his natural mother was not informed?

If your ex-husband was named Plenary Guardian for the Estate and Person of your son, and not as a limited guardian, then it is unlikely that the...