Is my recently deseased uncle's estate responsible for his underwater mortgage in FL?

You're going to hate this answer: maybe. The laws on secured transactions (aka mortgages) are very complex and vary from state to state....

Mom supposed executor of Father's will, and she's not communicating with anyone

Dissipation of estate property is a serious issue, but you need to lay some proper groundwork first. You need to get yourself a lawyer to make sure...

How can this real estate deal get done? Need to take property out of trust, to pay trustee for the property.

My first guess would be that there is something wrong with the technical wording of the deed and of the contract that is making the lender nervous,...

Can the lawyer of a Revocable Trust refuse to meet with a successor trustee to explain responsibilities? My next steps?

Attorneys owe their clients many, many duties, and those duties can sometimes have results that seem strange to outside observers. If you have...

If an estate is insolvent the fiduciary must account to the creditors and pay them off in the order of priority provided by the probate...

As a Trustee I opened a trust account under trust name. Beneficiary is suing me for mismanaging the funds.

As an evidentiary matter, I am not aware of any objection for breach of privacy, especially if the beneficiary has a legal right to the...

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Estate law

This sounds like a sticky situation, and I know that family issues can muddy the water very, very quickly. My first questions to you would be:...

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What are the necessary steps the children or wife should take when a husband dies?

Your father needs to meet with an experienced estate attorney, preferably one with experience in cross-border estates (or has contacts in Mexico)....

How do I find who is the attorney drawing up our family trust ?

Please bear in mind that you may not be entitled to know any of this information. However, there are ways to snoop around. When a person dies as...

How to sale a home that is in a trust with an uncooperative heir

Ah, the joys of a trust stalemate. You might be able to finagle a sale inside the trust, or try to partition the property either inside or...