My sons uncle went to court house yesterday and got guardianship of my son. My sons father died 5 months ago and had a affadava

It depends on who had guardianship of your son when his father died. If he put in his will who he wanted to be the guardian, then you had to go to...

Does my wife have any claim over profits made from the physical property of an estate which she had 25% stake in?

Was he paying on the lease? If the tenant is properly leasing the land, then they are entitled to the profits. But, if he was not paying on the...

Withdrawals from IRA? I will be 70 1/2 on 2-1-15. How much do I HAVE to withdraw monthly?Surrendering insurance policies?

You need to speak with your CPA. You do pay taxes on IRA withdrawals but only if you are in the tax bracket where you owe taxes. If you are below...

What criteria needs to be in place before a Court will order a Trustee to turn over records for a forensic accounting?

You need to Petition the Court and include a declaration of what you have found and a request for an Order to re-open the accountings. Attempt to...

Can the executor and trustee of my fathers will and estate use trust funds to purchase a plane ticket without my approval? If I

A contest clause in a trust refers to a beneficiary who contests, for example, the percentage that was left to them. It does not prevent and...

California Estate Tax due upon death of a spouse?

I am sorry to hear about your father. if you do some planning with your parents now while they are both alive, it has been my experience that it...

Bluntly, you do not want to know what will happen if you do not plan and have documents drawn up. It will be an absolute mess and exponentially...

I believe that there is a different way to go about this. You can set up a revocable trust or a land trust and deed the home into the land trust,...

We have guardianship of a 13 year old boy my question is his father is dieing of cancer

YES. You should absolutely get something in writing. The father should execute a last will and testament and make his wishes for guardianship of...

How should I handle objections to letter of testamentary filed against PR named in will?

I would suggest speaking to an attorney to file a formal response. It depends on what their objections are and whether you feel confident...