My mother is changing her estate. One of those changes is to set up a trust for me when she passes versus giving me monies outr

The answer depends on the laws in the state where the trust is set up AND the language in the trust document itself. If the trust provides that an...

Irrevocable Trust

If you are acting solely as the trustee of this trust (you are not the "settlor" and you are not the beneficiary), then your gift and estate tax...

Revocable Trust Documents

It would be better if you signed your name the same way in all of the documents, but these inconsistencies can probably be resolved relatively...

If there are no accounts in the name of the estate, then you might very well have to reopen the probate. Without more information, it's difficult...

The trustee is required to manage trust property "fairly" with respect to all of the beneficiaries (both herself as the "lifetime" beneficiary and...

Can my sister take advantage of what is in my parent's revocable trust?

I'm sorry about your mother's death. If you are really worried about your sister taking advantage of the situation, then the best thing you can do...

Based on the information you've provided, the sister will have an extremely difficult time proving squatter's rights. If she's paying rent, she...

We were asked to waive a person from filing a probate bond .

It would appear that the girlfriend is just beginning the probate process, so probably nothing has been filed with the probate court yet. I...

I agree with Mr. Lively. You need to file a petition to compel an accounting of the trust and possibly also to have him removed as trustee. Check...

When a person files a petition to probate court to have a person removed as executor, is that person,(the executor) in court too

Yes, if you want an executor removed, the executor needs to be notified. Usually there are several hearings before either side gets to present...