When you are living together for over 5 years and engaged and your partner dies what are you legal rights ?

Other than items passing to you as a designated beneficiary, you have no right to any property unless you can prove an informal marriage. You may...

From your description, it is not clear whether the second beneficiary owes a debt to the estate. It is the executor's duty to collect all debts...

How to get custody of.my niece in a different state?

CPS generally prefers family placement. If CPS is not involved, in many states both parents can sign a Temporary Power of Attorney giving...

What can I do if a guardian and her attorney have spent all the money from the sale of my mom's house. They took 70 percent.

Guardianships are supervised by the Court with detailed annual accountings required. If you suspect that someone took something to which they were...

My parents raised their nephew but never legally adopted our cousin. Is my patents nephew entitled to parents inhertance?

People can leave things to anyone they want in a Will. If someone dies without a Will, only children born to or legally adopted can inherit --...

I have legal guardianship over my little cousin the mother left me in charge

If both parents signed a Temporary Power of Attorney giving you the right to register the child for school, take her to the doctor, etc., you have...

Me and my siblings were given the house of my parents after my dad's death one of my sisters was given life estate?

A person holding a life estate cannot despoil the property. From your description, it does not appear that your sister is doing anything which...

Whats considered a favorable and fair amount of time for an attorney to complete a probate case? What are my options?

Everything turns on the difficulty of the work. From your description, the attorney may need to do more work than usual in this case.

What recourse do I have in TX if the executor and the estate attorney will not respond to questions?

A probate attorney represents the estate, not the beneficiaries. 15 months after an executor is appointed, a beneficiary can demand an accounting.

My brother in law is asking for guardianship for my sister, I live in Texas they live in Las Vegas. I was summoned to appear b

Usually a sibling is served with a request for Waiver of Citation and, if the sibling does not sign and return this, a constable serves Citation. ...