Grandmother wants her granddaughters in her what rights, what steps do i need to take with social services?

Depends. If there were proceedings started in Childrens Court, it may be too late if the custody of the children has reached a permanent stage. ...

Law doesn't require it if the document itself or some specific statute relating to the transaction requires it. In other words, some documents...

How can we surrender my deceased father's portion of land co-ownership? He had no will,

Depends on the value of the 1/12 interest. If it is less than $20,000, it can be transferred by affidavit to the heirs after the lapse of 6 months...

Property taxes are not included in our mortgage. the house is being foreclosed. Will the bank garnish wages for property taxes?

Not likely. The taxes will attach to the property and whoever the new owner is, will be left to pay them. If the property is REO (real estate...

What is the difference between "All My Real Property, All of my Estate, and All my Personal Property of which I am Possessed" ?

Very sorry to hear about your Dad and hope that your Mom is doing fine. I have not read the will, but if what you have written is contained in the...

Can husband pay me salary for p/t secretary work and give me 1099 at year's end? And I pay tax & S.S. then?

Sounds like you run the repair shop as a sole proprietorship, i.e. file a Schedule C on your Form 1040, federally. If that is the case, then there...

Why would the County tax assessor raise my 2009-2010 taxes $300,000. higher than current market value?

Escape assessments are valued at the value of the property in the year that the assessment was missed or as referred to legally as "escaped." For...

Cost of representation for Voluntary Disclosure under the current IRS FBAR amnesty program?

Fees should be nominal assuming no IRS/Treasury entanglements beyond the reporting "catch-up." If there are assessments or audits that are...

Cost basis

If the stock is publicly traded, there will be a record of it. If you bought it through a brokerage firm, they will have the record. The company...

Underpaid taxes

Each state has homestead exemption and other exemptions that exempt certain property from being taken by creditors. The powers and rights of the...