Kimberly Hegwood is the only member of the National Netowk of Estate Planning Attorneys in Houston. Her office phone is (281) 218-0880. Here's a...

I have an Aunt who passes this week. She changed her will and legal paperwork just this month to a 'friend'.

It is possible that a claim of "undue influence" may be possible. (Or, as the previous expert wrote, it is possible that your aunt simply wanted...

In 1991 my mother had bypass surgery- that debt came to be 85,000, they paid 100 a month. She passed does my father still owe?

I'm sorry for the loss of your mother. I know it's a difficult time, especially with the specter of the debt still hanging over you. I hope the...

In Louisiana, the crime is "Indecent Behavior With Juveniles," La. R.S. 14:81.1. http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=78674 The law...

My father died a few years ago and my mother needs money from investments.

It appears that your father's succession has not been opened. You need to bring the will to an estate planning attorney to have the succession...

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My roommate died,His will states his mom is to be benificary.His mom died in 2005.He said now I should get his estate.

Since there is a will, the terms of the will control. If the will makes no provision for what happens to his property if his mother predeceased...

My mother lives in Louisiana. Will I have to probate if all is out of her name?

Louisiana provides for a "small succession" procedure for estates with a value of $75,000 or less and only a small amount of immovable property...

Adverse possession is a common law concept, and does not apply in Louisiana. The closest Louisiana concept is acquisitive prescription. Louisiana...

Can I buy my deceased father's mortgage?

I'm sorry that the prior answerer did not take note of the fact that you indicated your father is deceased. That means there are several issues to...

In Louisiana, is a surviving spouse responsible for debts incurred solely by the deceased spouse before their marriage?

Mr. Fink is correct. A debt incurred before marriage is a separate debt, and your wife would not be responsible for it. As an added note, because...