Should we continue to pay property taxes

A reverse mortgage does not always mean that the property goes to the lender. Reverse mortgages can provide an option for the family to refinance...

An Estate Planning or Probate attorney can check title of your father's assets and determine the proper path to administer his estate. If there is...

Please consult an employment attorney about your rights immediately. Depression, pain and suffering are emotional distress damages that need to be...

Question: Is there a legal or acceptable way to reduce one's assets to below the $2000 threshold to qualify for SSI?

Yes, spending down is legal and acceptable. There may be a penalty period depending on when and how it is spent down. But I believe that the 36...

It would be helpful to know what language of the retainer agreement that you are concerned about. If the organization does not provide a good...

This is not exactly an issue of the laws of a Deed of Trust. Rather, lenders have their own requirements which they make as conditions of...

What does the verb "to avoid" mean to entail, legally-speaking?

When a person dies, probate is necessary to transfer title to real property from that person's name to their beneficiary or heir. While the person...

If the property is going to be sold right away, then transferring title to the beneficiaries is probably unnecessary. Best practice is to have the...

Need assistance with filing transfer of ownership of deceased family member.

If the real property is titled in your Mother's name individually (not as a trustee), you will need to file a Probate action to transfer title. A...

The first step is to determine whether the claims asserted against you survived your Aunt's death. You will need an attorney to review the current...