Power of attorney of mother-in-law

Your mother-in-law may need a guardianship or conservatorship. There are 2 types: conservatorship of the "person" and conservatorship of the...

Obtainin land from a relative

You need to speak with a competent real estate attorney. There is a legal concept called "adverse possession" that could permit the girlfriend to...

Changing from married/joint to single

The extension does not affect your ability to file separately. Presumably the accountant filed the extension for both you and your husband - but...

Percent charge for handling trust of an estate

This is a difficult question to answer without some idea about the complexity of the estate. For very, very simple trust administrations where...

Notary

Make sure you don't have a completely different problem here - in some states a person who witnesses a will CANNOT be a beneficiary of it - the...

My mother's Will

If you are asking who inherits your father's estate and/or who inherits your brother's estate, the answer depends on the laws of the state(s) in...

Executor's fee for handling estate

The executor's fee is set by the laws of each state. California's laws provide that we can charge: 4% of the 1st $100,000 3% of the next...

Rights of an heir to an estate while a relative is executor

You need to contact an attorney who is very familiar with estate/probate litigation. The first thing I'd suggest is to see if it's too late to...

If you believe that your husband might have lied on the tax return, you should contact a tax attorney as soon as possible about how to file for...

Divorec and Inheritance

The answer to this question might depend on the state where the grandfparents lived or the state where your friend and her husband live. However,...