My father die not long ago he owned property with his companion of 30+ years (joined tenancy)

If it is a true joint tenancy, the companion gets the property over anyone else. You should do a title search in the county where the property is...

Do you KNOW you are a beneficiary? Are you the ONLY beneficiary? Verbally amending a trust to add a Trustee or to "open it to your aunt" seems...

Why is a Numident not used in probate proceedings in Texas as proof of heir ship?

So paternity was never acknowledged or established? Mr. Thomas gives consistently excellent advice and is in your state. If he is in your area,...

Trust account

So this needs to be clarified a bit. If a bank is a successor co-trustee, it is stepping into the shoes of a prior co-trustee. A bank will...

Hello could you please tell me who can witness a signature on a power of attorney

I cannot speak to Arkansas but will tell you that if it is a POA for asset management, in California, it requires 2; if it relates to real...

In 2009, Justice Souter of the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in the case of Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont...

My mother died without a will. Her house has a reverse mortgage. I was her financial POA.I don't have the money for an attorney

Please take care to only list your question once. I answered you twice, now three times. Use the AVVO.com web site to find an attorney in...

The gift tax issue is the one that grabs me, or at least its potential. If there is no income, there is no need for a 1041. A quick consultation...

Is there any way to get an estate executor to create an accounting of the assets, revenues, and expenses for an estate?

The fair state of LA is a very unique creature of state law so for particulars of your state, I cannot speak, however, in California and most...

In Washington state on a will, can you name 2 executor's of estate?

Good Morning, Ms. Powell. As stated well above, yes, you can name 2 executors in most jurisdictions and they would work in tandem for the estate. ...