Trust!

Since a trust agreement is a contract between you (as grantor) and yourself or others as trustees (or successor trustees) then you can set out...

Probate

You apparently have been reviewing the court file but have not had luck in understanding the filings therein. I would order up a copy of the...

What do I do as executor of my mothers estate, she died in dec however my brother has not given up any legal documents. I only

Under Missouri statute the will should be filed within 30 days after date of death. If not, an interested party (such as an heir at law-you) can...

Do you have to have a will to file an asbestos lawsuit?

I believe what you are saying is that he was the recipient of a settlement in an asbestos lawsuit and apparently the settlement agreement provided...

What recourse do I have when dealing with a non-probated estate?

The real question you need to ask is, did the wife gain a 100% ownership interest in the home on the death of her husband? If so, then there was...

Medicaid recipient

What state does your mother live in? Is the lien a medicaid lien? Its possible the state has filed a lien to protect it claim against the value of...

I'm assuming that when you say you are the "death trustee" that you mean you are the successor trustee to your mother who was the grantor and...

Can a lawyer that is licensed in PA negotiatge a commercial lease in IL?

As my esteemed colleague stated above, every state's courts and legislature are different in their approach to contracts and more particularly,...

How do we change title and avoid estate taxes on real property. My father died in December 1996?

If the property was in your father's name alone on his date of death then some sort of action to clear title and give the legal heirs marketable...

Debts and Death

What a creditor can do and what they should do sometimes are two different things. First of all if there were no assets left in your mother's name...