If you don't have time to create a Trust before inheriting the property, you should take it as tenants in common. If you take it as Joint Tenants...

Need a lawyer to probate my great grandparents real estate?

There are many factors that will determine the cost and expense of the Probate. Filing the Probate, publishing, and appraiser (Probate Referee)...

This depends on the size of the account, as well as if there are any other assets that were held in your brother's name individually. Did he have a...

Were there any beneficiaries designated on the accounts? How much are in the accounts? These are two important questions you'll need the answers to...

Does a friend require my SSN in order to include me in her will? This pertains to cash, not property.

No. However, some banks will require the social security number on a pay on death account for the designated beneficiary.

My husbands dad passed away and his brother is the executor of his est Does my husband have the right to ask him for a copy?

You should determine whether there is a Trust, a Will, or both. It would be easiest for your husband to reach out to his brother and ask what is...

What do you do when an heir does not receive their due inheritance by the appointed executor of a trust?

Is there a Trust or a Will? An Executor is to a Will what a Trustee is to a Trust. If there's a Will involved a Probate proceeding must be opened....

Would be a good idea to update the "pour over" will. A pour over will acts as a backup to make sure that any property that may have not been funded...

Need to know what kind of lawyer we require!

Need more facts. Most likely will need an attorney who has a background in trusts/estates and knowledge of real estate. Are they trying to put your...

Di I need to file or register a living trust and if so what agency

Just wanted to add, if your attorney prepared a deed transferring any real estate into the Trust, there were also some ancillary Assessor's office...