What is the approximate cost of having a simple Will drawn up ??

You've recently seen up close what can happen without a will. After the estranged daughter arrives, you may get to see what the probate process...

Insurance policy with deceased beneficiary?

Some property passes through account ownership, while some property passes through contract, and other property has to go through the probate...

How do I settle my dead brother's affairs?

If you genuinely have no idea what he owned, you can request to be appointed as a Special Administrator. It's free to file the paperwork, and it...

No. You would not own it "free and clear" of the mortgage simply because the other joint tenant died. You own the property, sure, but you own it...

No. First, you can't "put insurance" in a trust. Even if a trust is the policy-holder, the purpose of the insurance is to defend and pay for...

What would happen to me if I refused a UA at the half way house because I was already in the process of leaving to another place

You're on the express train to being sent back to prison and facing a Parole Revocation hearing. It may not be mandatory that you stay at the...

I just signed a lease on 10/1/17 I've rented here for 6 years how can I break it ?

You break the lease by informing the landlord in writing that you intend to vacate the property on XX date, and then leaving on or before that...

What does the lg envel. with 3 documents enclosed mean? It came from th Clrk of Crts in a probate matter, with a Jdgm Lien??

A Special Administrator's job is to immediately identify and protect the decedent's assets. Unless the person who died left good records, it can...

An Affidavit of Entitlement to Small Estates is something an heir can provide to a holder of an asset, like a bank, where the total value of the...

Parents want an irrevocable trust. is that wise?

To answer that question requires a full sit-down legal consultation with your parents to determine their goals, their desires, their overall...