I'd first have an attorney or real estate agent (or possibly yourself) look up the last 2 or 3 recorded deeds for the home. This will show if the...

I'm going to make an assumption that there is your specific gift language, as you've paraphrased, and then there is other language in the trust,...

You need to retain an attorney. Even if you don't have funds to pay an attorney, many attorneys will agree to take such a case on contingency,...

Normally, you are correct. The trustee would have access to all the paper statements and could easily obtain those same statements online. ...

It all depends on the provisions in the trust. You really need an attorney to review the trust and setup a call with an attorney in this field. ...

Either the brokerage is giving you incorrect information, or you are mistaken about the nature of the account. If the brokerage account is titled...

My interpretation of your post is that your mother had a trust, you were named as a beneficiary, somebody forged something in a document, and now...

The answer is going to depend on the exact circumstances, so more information is needed. For example, if your stepfather had a Will, then whoever...

The court won't approve an accounting with $25,000 unaccounted. The normal rule is that if the trustee can't account and substantiate with...

As a general rule, the trustee has a duty to diversify the assets. This prevents a scenario in which a single bad investment results in a...