An out of state resident may serve as executor in Missouri. But in order to be appointed he must name a Missouri resident as his agent to receive...

My family member died, how can we control a friend of his that is trying to take over?

The decedent's union, employer, banks and the like should not be giving information about his benefits and assets to this friend. That information...

My sister's attorney, who is also her trustee and personal represenative notarized an amendment for her. Since her attorney is

If the attorney only notarized your sister's signature, there would not be any problem. If the attorney also notarized his own signature as...

Do I need to find a lawyer? If I don't what is my next step?

Hopefully you have a copy of the trust. If your aunts and any other trustees named in the trust would just be willing to sign a written...

Grandmas Will

You should use the services of a lawyer if you wish to follow up with this. There will need to be a search for assets which an asset search firm...

My dad passed away. He did not own any property. He did have money in the bank (about $20,000) Will I owe taxes on that?

Unless the money in the bank is in and IRA account, you will not owe any taxes on the $20,000 inheritance. An inheritance of that size is not...

I have a friend that is in bankruptcy. If they receive trust fund or other money due to a death, can creditors go after it?

Generally, absent a bankruptcy exemption, inherited assets will be subject to the beneficiary's creditors in bankruptcy. If mother is still...

In Missouri, if the value of the estate is less than $40,000, then a small estate proceeding may take the place of a full blown probate estate. ...

Since the house is in your father's sole name, It will have to go through a probate proceeding in order for title to pass to the rightful...

When asking how much should it cost for a trust and pour-over will, you are not really asking the right question. The right question to ask is...