Is there a way around this?

You should go to a free clinic (the courts or the local attorney bar association should be able to direct you to the clinic) and ask for...

Anything i can do about my mutual fund being taken away?

If your aunt and grandma set up an account for you and later took the money out, it shows that they had control of the account and could do what...

When you fill out the SS4 form to obtain an EIN, the name of the Trust does not change. There is a field asking if the Trust is revocable or...

My mother recently passed away. She did not have a will. Everything she owned was jointly owned by her and me,her son,do I still

I practice law in California and the joint ownership should also apply in MI. However, guardian/conservatorship law is per state law. There are...

The trustee of an estate has not paid me my disbursement from sale of property in the trust and will not answer calls

I am sorry for your frustration. The first step is to document your request for payment in writing. Send her a certified letter requesting...

Can a Subsitution of Trustee and Full Reconveyance effect my living trust?

This question is confusing. I think there are two separate matters. A loan has 3 parties - The lender, the borrower and the trustee. The...

You are the "Successor Trustee" of your mother's trust, not the "executor", a term reserved for Wills. As the Successor Trustee handling money...

What is the tax burden on a home that is in a living trust

One of the benefits of "inheriting" a home after the owner dies is that the beneficiaries receive a step up in basis. In your example, the...

Need Help - My girlfriend died before transferring deed - do I have to move?

If title to the house was in the paramore's name alone and she died without a Will, Washington Intestacy law will determine distribution of the...

With reverse mortgage on the home. How can my unemployed live-in caregiver / heir qualify to keep the home?

The Reverse Mortgage is based on Federal guidelines that allow homeowners age 62 and older to tap into the equity in their homes to remain in...