Do I need an estate attorney?

You have used differing terms in your question that make it difficult to answer. If your parents only had wills then there should be a probate...

Last will or living trust?

I would suggest trying to locate whatever documentation your husband may have regarding your assets and taking all that documentation to an estate...

What happens to my Moms bank account since she did not have beneficiaries listed? She did have a Will and Revocable Trust.

If the bank account was owned by the trust, then the trust should be able to distribute it. If the bank account was not owned by the trust, but...

Trying to sell Townhome / Townhouse in ELGIN IL Can condo association restrict / prohibit Fannie Mae?

Generally, associations are either approved by Fannie Mae or not. That is a process the association must go through with Fannie Mae, but once it...

If you are named in the trust as a beneficiary then you are entitled to a copy of the trust and an accounting. If the trustee does not comply with...

What would be involved in actually purchasing a home I am on a contract for deed for?

It's going to work like an actual purchase. The seller should set it up with their title company, you will be paying off the balance of the loan,...

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My mother in law passed away in February. Now the place where she lived is sending us demands to pay final bills of hers.

So long as neither you nor your wife have signed as a co-signer on anything you are not responsible for paying the bills. If no probate estate is...

How can I update addresses in my original will? Also I want to specify who get's what when I die. In Illinois

A codicil is only appropriate for a will. Typically, addresses do not go into wills. You should have an experienced estate planning attorney...

What are the duties of a trustee to the to those who are named in a trust or will?

Generally, the duties of a trustee are detailed in the Illinois statute that provides for trusts and trustees. Here is the cite for the act TRUSTS...

Being able to prove the fence has been there for over twenty years (the required time frame for adverse possession) would go a long way toward...