Be very, very careful that you don't mess up a good thing. Under certain circumstances, financial assets could be considered "intangibles" and not...

Federal income taxes on real estate sold at auction.

To answer this question, one needs to know at least the following: 1. What is its "adjusted cost basis" (price he paid for the house plus the...

Process for beginning probate under MT state law

If your aunt lived in Iowa, then that is where the probate would be. Different states have different laws regarding contesting a will. You...

Selling real property that was inherited, estate planning and probate procedures in WA state

Mr. Kaman should stick to criminal law. If you make a gift of more than $12,000 to your sister, you certainly WILL trigger git tax liability. At...

WA state probate laws and procedures, legal obligations to beginning probate and paying bills, survivorship bank accounts

First, if this was a true "survivorship" type of an account, you might not have had a legal obligation to pay the bills. You might be able to file...

Garden grove CA, lawyer complaint regarding probate matter

In addition to what you've already been told, you can have the court appointed appraiser do a "reappraisal for sale". That would give you an idea...

Conflict of interest

Was your mother "competent" when she signed whatever document giving her husband the right to be co-trustee of her trust? From your question, I...

You can fill out an Interspousal Grant Deed and a "preliminary change of ownership report" (PCOR) and file them in the county recorder's office in...

Trust documents

The trustee is the person who has the job of managing the trust assets, so the short answer is "yes". The longer answer is that just because...

Getting a car back from relative that I had financed for them, creditor's rights under WA law

This question has nothing to do with estate planning. Try posting it in either the "bankruptcy/debt" section or the "general legal" section.