In addition, a full estate plan with a trust, Durable Power of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directive, and related documents should avoid a...

To add to Mr. Myerson's answer. California got rid of its inheritance tax in 1982s. Up until 2005, California did get the "sponge tax" credit on...

I, and most probate attorneys, have a stock letter that says we have not found enough assets to start probate, and if we do, you will be given...

1. Unless the estate is large enough to pay estate taxes, all taking a fee does is convert part of your nontaxable inheritance into taxable income....

Funeral expenses are only deductible on the estate tax return. Unless the real property is an investment, you do not get to deduct the loss.

Find your OWN estate planning attorney and amend or restate the trust. Consider having a professional fiduciary or a trust company become trustee...

Trusts are seldom revoked. The best plan is to restate the original trust. If that is not possible and a new trust is necessary, the property is...

You cannot modify an Advance Health Care Directive or Power of Attorney once it has been executed. If mom has capacity, she can execute a new...

You need a court order to keep someone in a place they do not want to be. For the non-criminal, that means either a mental health conservatorship...

In this situation, it is stupid that it requires an attorney to get a death certificate. The attorney signs that he or she needs it for the...