Can a trustee withhold the amount of an old, verbally forgiven loan from a beneficiary?

I would need to see the complete promissory note but there is actually hope. The statute of limitations on enforcing a promissory a promissory...

Have separated in September 2015 and will be asking for half of the inheritance that my husband will receive. However he is bene

Steve Spewak is correct as usual. In Missouri, a divorce judge does not have jurisdiction over a spouse's inheritance; you are not entitled to any...

My mother passed away four months ago and had someone else listed as beneficiary, is there anyway legal we can fight for her

the letter is not binding and not enforceable. If there was a Will, you would have to prove she was mentally incompetent on the day she signed it,...

The other answers are correct. If she died more than a year ago, a separate proceeding called a Petition to Determine Heirship has to be filed and...

My wife was killed in a car accident. How would a judge decide to divide the settlement money between myself and her family?

Without a Will you get half and your children get half; if no children, you get all. Tell your ex-mother in law politely that she's out

I have a copy of my revocable living trust that is not signed and the law firm that created it is no longer in business

The solution is to create an Amended and Restated Living Trust. The language will reference the old trust without revoking it but will re-create...

Next step(s)?

Your comment about withdrawing some funds implies you had access to the account; If your name was actually on it with your brother you became the...

Do I have to post a bond?

Depends on where she lived when she died. That is the County that governs. If all there she had was property under $40,000, then you can use the...

who is "her" ? To answer your question, a bond is required in each estate unless the Will says it is waived. If no will, then all heirs must waive...

What is your recommendation when it comes to getting everything in order in the event of my death?

I have a check list of decisions to make and how to make them and a schedule showing how assets are set up in a trust for their protection and your...