I hired a Probate attorney and I have not heard from him in weeks, does not respond. Can I fire him and get another one?

I'm sorry for your loss. You may replace your present counsel with a new attorney upon filing a substitution of attorney signed by the former...

My mom passed a month ago and willed me a duplex that i have l lived in for 43 yrs do i pay taxes now?or does my sister w\power?

I'm sorry for your loss. The executor named in your mother's will needs to deposit it with the probate clerk and then file a petition for probate....

What kind of lawyer and accountant specializes with foreign beneficiaries? How much are the usual fees?

Take a deep breath, as your situation is complicated. Your threshold question is whether you want to serve at all. Check the trust for any...

Woukd asking trustee for a distribution from a trust count me out of being able to make an objection to the trust accounting ?

The first way to start addressing your concerns is to speak with the successor trustee. If you don't like the answers or understand them, then you...

You may find you have some difficulty with a title company if you are selling any real property not titled in the trust. You would need a court...

Father left a pour-over will / living trust but no transfers were completed. I am sole executor/trustee/beneficiary. First Step?

I'm sorry for your loss. You will probably need to file what is known as a Heggstad petition in probate court. You will need to retain am...

How do I get a copy of my mothers will ? My sister and my Mother’s estate executor will not give me a copy?

I am sorry that this situation has occurred. You should try to find an attorney who will take your matter on a contingency, as I suspect that you...

How can I stop my sister from creating a retroactive contract for her son?

As the saying goes, you should run, don't walk, to the office of an experienced trust litigator. The trustee seems to be breaching several of her...

How do I obtain a copy of a living trust that I believe has my forged signature on it signed by my son with the same name

You can sign and acknowledge a revocation of trust in the name of the suspected trust, and then record it in the county where you live. You should...

If a trust doesn't have a trustee only a beneficiary, does the beneficiary become a trustee after the death of a grantor?

Trusts cannot act without trustees. In t his way, they are not like a corporation. Your parents' trust probably named them as the original...