My daughter and her husband are physicians. They have a one year old baby. They want to do a trust in case something would happe

These are all excellent questions that are ultimately answered by your daughter and her husband after considering the advice of an estate planning...

Attorney Curtis is correct. The will must be filed for probate (not just filed with the court) within one year of the person's death. There may be...

This is an interesting set of facts, but unfortunately the answer is probably no. First, when you say "his family" kept things secret, I presume...

My father recently passed away with no will. He was married over 1 month ago on the grounds that he sign a prenuptial agreement

Attorney Sinclair has given you a good review of the duties and I agree with her answer on the hourly vs flat fee. I would add that $250 is market...

When I die my will states my grgrandsons will get all the money that is accumulated from a auction. Since they are under age,

If your will has been properly drafted, it will provide for the personal representative (or a trustee) to handle the money for the under age...

Is there any way to resolve a simple estate without executors and multiple lawyers?

I hate to give you the standard legal answer, but I have to: maybe. If the assets are in a deceased person's name with no beneficiary designation...

My parents died in 1999 but said they retitled the house to me back in 1978.

There is a process in probate to have the house title put into the names of the heirs of your parents. If you have brothers or sisters, even if...

Should i pay a mortgage from a trust

You may want to re-post this as an Illinois question, just in case there are specific laws there about the presumption I'm making, but generally...

Can an attorney decline to give a copy of a last will to the family of the deceased?

The sole purpose of a will is to tell the probate court what to do with assets that are being probated. In Missouri in order to use the will, you...

Can siblings override my sister's choice of keeping Mom alive if she is the POA?

First, you have my sympathy on your situation. This is a painful and emotional thing to go through and everyone has to deal with it in their own...