My minor half brother was named as my fathers beneficiary on his life insurance policy.

Just to clarify one of the other answers, "natural tutor" is a term of Louisiana law which may not be familiar to attorneys from other states. The...

When dealing with a Headstand petition what is the definition of parties of interest ?

Presumably, you are referring to a Heggstad petition, which requests that a court recognize that assets have been transferred into a trust by...

If property is inherited in a trust before marriage & then complete title transfer to spouse occurs after marriage.

The question does not specify, but it appears that it is the husband who inherited the property. In general, property received as an inheritance is...

Can a sole trustee also be a sole beneficiary of a Charitable Remainder Trust ( in SYN ) ?

It is acceptable for the successor trustee to be an income beneficiary. I am assuming you mean this person is the sole income beneficiary, and...

How do we retitled mom's real estate , which she and my dad failed to transfer to their living trust before their deaths ?

It sounds as if your mother's will has not been probated. You need to first probate her will to get the property into the trust. From there, it...

My Father in law passed this month and left about $70,000.in debt .

I thought perhaps you might prefer an answer with a little more detail than "see an attorney." You do need to see an attorney on this matter, but...

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Setting up a trust as protection against creditors and divorce.

I certainly hope you weren't given this advice by an attorney. Suppose you give the money to our mother, and she puts it into a revocable trust. ...

Terminated via telephone. is this legal?

I understand you are upset at being terminated, and probably feel the boss was unfair by firing you when you took an approved day off. But as Ms....

My father recently passed away and his family has already taken all of his belongings what do i do?

Mr. Frederick's answer makes some good points, most particularly that the financial institutions would not likely disperse funds to someone not...

Wamy husband died in 09. he had 3 grown children from his first marriage. I was 3rd wife. no will. do I have usufruct?

Louisiana Civil Code Article 890 provides: "If the deceased spouse is survived by descendants, the surviving spouse shall have a usufruct over the...