My duaghter (who is a minor) will be inheriting her father's estate. He died intestacy. How are estate taxes handled on this?

It is unlikely that estate taxes will be owed. If her father died last year his estate would have to exceed $3.5 million before any estate taxes...

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Can an estate be made to reimburse and can county officials/lawyers have charges brought against them?

The short answer is no and no. You should hire an attorney to help you with this case. You may be able to move the probate along and if your...

My husband would like to add spouse and children to deed. How do we do this?

Adding children to the deed is generally a bad idea. The only benefit to adding someone to the deed is that it will allow the property to pass to...

In the case of a deceased employees final pay, does final pay fall under community property in California

All income earned during the marriage is community property income the spouse's death does not impact community property law.

What is the easiest way to buy my brothers interest in our shared condo. It is fully paid for and was inherited from our Mother.

The simplest way would be for your bother to either sell you his interest outright or gift it to you. As the two previous posters point out this...

My huband died and his mother is the benificiary of the life insurance policy, do i have any legal rights to that money?

You may be out of luck since the insurance company is obligated to pay whom ever is designated as the beneficiary. That being said, it would be...

The estate planning atty in MA forgot to keep copy of my recently deceased mom's Will, made in 2000.

Attorneys generally do not have an obligation to keep copies of estate planning documents, so I think you are stuck there. The POA and Health Care...

Trust change?

Please see my response to your other questions. In short, a notarized letter may be sufficient to change the trust if it is regarded as an...

Statutory of limiltations

If the trust is still open there is no statute of limitations on your ability to contest the trust. That being said, if the trustee has provided...

If someone is declared incompetent but he wants to change his will, can he do so?

The short answer probably not. A person must be legally competent to execute a will. That being said it would still be a good idea to look at the...