There are 7 stages of Alzheimers disease. Is there any one stage where a person is legally accepted as being incompetent?

There is no specific point in Alzheimer's decline where a person becomes incapacitated. Rather, as the trust specifies, you need to have 2 doctors...

I'm trying to close my grandfathers estate I'm the executor. i had the option to buy the home and i did. His daughter was not

It is unlikely you can reimburse yourself for the expense of living prior to moving into the house you inherited/bought. You may be able to be...

No. If you and your intended spouse are going to live in California, you should have the prenuptial agreement done there, and confirmed there...

How can we (my sister and me) reduce the inheritance taxes?

As has been pointed out, GA has no state inheritance tax. The federal estate tax exemption for 2013 is $5,250,000. If your mother's estate is...

A will vs a spouse

While you are not liable for the mortgage while your husband is alive, if you inherit the house, the law is virtually every state is that the...

If there is no copy of the will, perhaps the attorney has a copy in his records. If not, you could go to the probate court in a proceeding for...

My ex father in laws will leaves his son as executor and the house to his son, me and 3 grandkids. The son died. What happens

Mr Callahan is correct. You FIL needs to change the will, and if he doesn't before he dies, than any successor executor steps up to serve. If...

If a person dies without a will, will all his assests go to the state?

No. Every state has laws which say what to do when a person dies "intestate" , that is, without a will. Each states laws specify who receives the...

My brother and I are looking to contest our grandfathers will. We were raised by him and our grandmother considered their kids.

Absolutely you need to see a probate attorney, and not stall on doing this. In Colorado, you have a limited period of time to challenge a will...

My ex-husband's lawyer wants settlement money wired to his trust account, and I wanna the equalization payment wired directly me

I lawyers trust account is regulated by the state Supreme Court. The lawyer cannot use the money except as directed by court documents, contract...