The drafting attorney should make it very difficult, if not impossible, to add words or pages to the will. I have the client initial every page....

Have you received accountings in the past? If not, it is past time to take all the documents you have to a trust litigation attorney. The attorney...

Your father's estate may be subject to tax. It depends on where he resides. As of 2022, the US had estate tax treaties with 16 countries. These...

You need to retain a local probate attorney and probate your mother's estate at least. If the property was held in Joint Tenancy, it became your...

Your mother's home was in Cook County, Illinois, so, unless she owned no property in Illinois but did own property in another state, probate would...

Retain a local probate attorney to help you. I presume the property is not very valuable, so you may be able to transfer it without a court...

California law requires the will to be deposited in the court of the county where the decedent resided. If it were deposited, it would have been...

Yes, they can charge for the time. I recommend that my clients reimburse themselves for any trust expenses they paid. However, income is taxable as...

Maybe. There are 3 different types of Down's Syndrome. If he has the mosaic type, his IQ may be 100 (average) or close enough so he has capacity to...

You can. But you should not. Do either of you have children? What happens if one or both of you marry? The best way is for each of you to have...