If we put some of my mother's accounts in her children's names a few years before she died, is that money part of her estate?

Accounts that are in the children's names are not part of the estate for purposes of the small estate affidavit that you are referring to. However,...

Get a probate attorney and/or a title company to help you do this. They will help you (1) get a certified copy of the Order regarding the real...

If I understand correctly, the "Will" says that you and your sister are to split everthing 50/50. However, your sister is the designated...

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Is a beneficiary permitted by law to see the Trustee's books before one year or must they wait one year?

The trustee is required by Arizona statute to provide an inventory upon assuming the position of trustee. He has not done that. The trustee, as you...

My dads home is in a living trust; him, brother & self co-trustees. We are also his med & fin POAs created in 1990.

Take the power of attorney documents and the trust document to a probate lawyer. I suspect that you need to remove the father as a cotrustee. This...

My father died less then a month ago in Mississippi, He had assets when he went into the marriage he is married to a stepmom of

The other prior two answers are correct. If he was a resident of Mississippi, then you need to contact a probate attorney there. Don't sign...

Had joint bank account with mother and later Power of Attorney. Can I be held liable for expenditures from the joint account?

Under current Arizona law, if you were an agent under a power of attorney, you had a fiduciary duty. This means that you were responsible to act...

The previous attorney had the right answer. The personal representative can simply sell the firearms and get the proceeds. Or the wife can disclaim...

My husband recently passed away. He has a credit card balance for over $1200. Am I responsible for paying this?

This is a complicated question. But for $1200, it's probably best to simply pay it off. Because Arizona is a community property state, it is...

Can a ex-con be a executor to an estate and be bonded?

As far as I know, there is no rule per se against someone with a felony record serving as PR. However, they would never be able to be bonded. Are...