In a oral month-to-month lease the landlord can change the terms with 30 days' notice. So, yes, the landlord can raise the rent, but they have to...

The easiest thing to do is file a claim with your own insurance and let them handle it. The prosecutor may prosecute him and he might be ordered to...

If the named executor is not able and willing to act and there is no successor executor in the will, the court can appoint an estate representative...

There are priority levels to become administrator (executor is for when there is a will naming someone). If they legally cannot serve as...

This is confusing. A beneficiary in what context? Beneficiaries normally receive funds after death of an account holder, not while they are still...

A lawyer would have to analyze all the facts in the case. For instance, Cook County (assuming the local law applies) has rules about unsigned...

You will probably have to open a formal probate estate, especially because there is a house. Contact a probate lawyer to get a formal evaluation.

Yes, you can sue her. Whether it is economical and whether you will win are more difficult questions. Illinois has a law about illegal units and so...

Will that do not meet the formal requirements for a will have no legal impact. If your father died without a valid will, the default rules...

Wills must be filed with the clerk of court in the county the decedent lived in at the time of death within 30 days of death. If it has been filed,...