With POA, am I personally responsible if my grandmother has already over-spent her $?

Generally, an attorney-in-fact or agent under a durable power of attorney is not responsible for the debts or contractual obligations of the...

Executor of Estate

You may appoint an institution, such as a bank trust department, as a trustee of your living trust or the executor of your will. The problem may...

Real estate

As the executrix of your father's estate, your sister in most jurisdictions has a fiduciary duty to keep the beneficiaries of the estate informed...

Who pays the 'taxes' on Parents estate in probate?

Under California law, unless your father provided otherwise in his estate planning documents (i.e., his will or revocable living trust), the...

The Atty.handeling my father's Estate, Intestate a year now, now said the only reason he took case was to get his buddy a house?

Your brother's wife, in her capacity as administrator of your father's estate, has fiduciary duties to the beneficiaries of his estate, yourself...

My mother passed 5 yrs ago and my father lived in their home. They had a joint will that said I would get the estate once they

It may be possible to contest your father's will on a number of grounds. The joint will may possibly be construed as a contract to make a will. ...

I am DPA health care agent for aunt w/ dementia. Is there a way to add another agent-she is unable to sign an addendum.

The only person who has the authority to name additional agents under a durable power of attorney for health care, now known as an advance health...

A friend made out a Will and codicil which I did not file, how can I get a copy of his Will

If you have the original codicil, you should file it with the probate court. Since your friend died quite recently, it should be possible for you...

I have an attorney letter requesting documents so do I have to supply these based on a letter?

In the absence of a subpoena, you would usually not have any legal obligation to respond to the executor's request for documents. You do not...

The executor is a fiduciary and under the laws of most jurisdictions in the United States is not allowed to use property of the estate for their...