Real estate and probate... help please!

I do not practice in Indiana, but if Indiana's laws are similar to California's, then the divorce decree "severed" the joint tenancy. In...

Executor for Will

Yes, but it's usually not a good idea to put more than one person in charge ... if 2 people are co-executors, they must agree on EVERYTHING that is...

What happens when there are more than two probate lawyers? How do they get paid? My in laws have hired a lawyer and I did too.

Is the estate in probate? If so, then the lawyer who is representing the personal representative (executor or administrator) gets paid out of the...

If there is a probate, then you have 4 months from the date on which "letters testamentary" or "letters of administration" were issued to the...

How do you gift $13,000 worth of your real estate annually while your alive?

The gift needs to be expressed as a percent of the total real estate that you own ("an undivided 1.12% interest in ...") or you will create serious...

Can an individual become an Executor of a will by power of attorney?

I don't know what the law is in Texas on that subject, but she would not have the ability to do that in California. I suggest that your mother...

My mother recently passed and listed my sister and I as both predeased, do I have any just cause to contest?

Yes, if the will indicated that you were deceased, then under most states' laws, you would be entitled to an "intestate share" of her estate. I...

I'm not a member of the Virginia bar, so this is general information only. Since your brother's wife refuses to produce a copy of the will, I...

I'm so confused at this point. Is a living trust, a pod trust? What kind of trust do i need?

Unless Oklahoma has very different laws than California, there is no such thing as a "POD" trust. In California you could have a "pay on death"...

Medical Decision POA abuse

Your question is very confusing. Who is staying at "his" mother's home? Whose mother? If your friend (the one who was in insulin shock) is...