Wills

ARS 14-2506 provides that a will executed in compliance with the laws of another jurisdiction where the will was executed will also be valid for...

My mother is a beneficiary of a traditional IRA and wants to cash it out. What are the tax consequences?

From the facts you described, of she cashes out, she is going to have to recognize $64,000 in taxable income (at ordinary rates) the year when she...

My husband passed away 2 weeks ago. We were married for 48 yrs and the home we lived in was his when we married.He left me every

I absolutely recommend that you sit down with an experienced probate attorney in your county. If the property was gifted to you by deed, it may...

My Dad has inherited land that includes mineral rights from 2 generations before him. He recently lost his wife of only a few

As a general rule, any real property he inherited will be his separate property - including the minerals beneath the land - with some caveats. ...

In general, yes - probate establishes the validity of the will as transferring title upon death. Your options, in terms of accomplishing this,...

If I force my mom's estate to go to probate and I win, then what?

The first question is whether your sister inherited money from her father in-law or her husband inherited money from his father. Anything that her...

My half sister died 7 years ago and her child's dad was killed 2 weeks after she was born. My husband and I wanted guardianship

You are really going to have to sit down with an experienced guardianship lawyer with all of the filings that have been made to date to answer your...

Trustee Breach of Duty

An agent under a durable power of attorney is only authorized to act as long as the principal is living - ie, terminates at death. There would...

Is a Trust/Will/Advanced Care etc drawn/signed in CA legal in TX - where person is now living?

It may be likely that they will be valid (if they were valid under California law), but the California provisions may not be optimal under Texas...

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Generally speaking, you will need one of the two witnesses to the codicil to testify to prove up the will, or if the codicil was holographic (in...