Since the Statute of Wills of Henry VIII, wills have needed two witnesses. I have heard that Vermont requires 3 witnesses. There are only two...

Yes, title in their trust is much better than joint tenants. HOWEVER, with proposition 19, they and the third person should have looked into...

NO. There is no executor until the court appoints one. You have no authority to act until you have Letters Testamentary. You also want IAEA...

To keep the current property tax value, the home needs to be distributed to mother directly from the trust. Does the trust have cash equal to 5...

Because the house was in Joint Tenancy, it passes to the survivor free of claims against the deceased joint tenant. They would need to sue the...

Probably not. Paying the taxes for 4 years is not enough for adverse possession. ALSO, it has to be "Open and Notorious" possession. However, you...

If the other assets of your father's estate do not exceed the small estate amount BEFORE debts, you can use a DMV form to transfer title to the...

Find a local probate attorney. The attorney will help. your step-sister administer the trust.

No one is an executor until the court appoints that person. You would have to open a probate. The minimum cost would be $1,000 to file the petition...

Title companies call. themselves "insurance" companies. They do their best to be "assurance" companies. If there is any document that MAY avoid...