Mom had a living trust when she died in February. Can I use a fiscal date Jan 2014?

If this is not a large trust estate, I am not sure why it matters. You can file with a calendar year and any filing for 2013 is not due until April...

My daughters father has passed without a will. If His family member have gone into the home and taken items is that illegal?

If he did not have a will or a trust and no other children or spouse, your child may be the sole intestate heir of his estate or assets that do not...

My husband is the trustee to his father's estate. He is selling his house but the title company is asking for irrelevant docs.

While this is frustrating, It appears that the title company is doing their job. Something is showing up in the chain of title or other recordings...

Is it possible to interview a family law & estate planning attorney via email for an article or will I run into legal disaster?

Sure, attorneys are always willing to be interviewed for articles and other media coverage. You can have your friend contact a local bar...

My aunt wants to leave her money (low six figures) to me. What's the best approach?

Your Aunt can leave the money in a bank account where you are the designated payable on death beneficiary. If the funds are in a US bank account,...

DPOAs likely misuse of principal's trust funds.

There is a lot going on here. If your mother was not wealthy when she had capacity, there is a chance that her funds have been exhausted for her...

If you have received a hearing date on your petition, you will want to appear at that hearing. You may need to serve the personal representative...

What are the duties of the probate lawyer for an estate i.e the lawyer that represents the personal representative.

The personal representative is the person in charge and liable. If the personal representative's lawyer is not involved in any of the self dealing...

Am i responsible for the house my brother and my son and a roomate live in. I inherited it but its still in the trust.

Any attorney that handles trusts and estates would help you figure out what you need to do once retained. We would check title to the home, review...

You can name a professional to serve as a trustee. A bank or corporate fiduciary will agree to accept if you have liquid assets of $500k or more or...