I am unclear on why the second action in the same case was filed separately. When you say two cases, attorneys hear two separate case numbers. Do...

Can setteling the dispute of whether they have a frivolus case be adressed 1st at a Settelment Conference?

Litigation is a complex machine and you would do well to have help. You can claim the complaint is bogus but it is up to you to prove that just as...

Should we hire a probate lawyer?

It depends on whether you are asking about federal or state tax, I suppose. There would be no federal estate tax under $5M. What would be best is...

Intestate?

As usual when asking what a document means, the response is it depends on what the document says. We cannot know without reading it entirely. This...

I have attached a few useful items for you and echo that you need to see a Virginia attorney to make this happen. This is intended to be...

Why don't the attorneys who responded to my question return my phone calls from 2 wks ago?

Mr. Grothan? Call me Tuesday after 10.

Trustee which is not honest?

You are hardly a "bother". This is a tough situation for you. The problem for us is we cannot give advice on documents we have not read. This...

The judge in Washington states wants the original copy of my dads will but my sister only got a copy, where can we get a copy?

Originals are often lost or misplaced and that is why we have copies. There are rules for proving the validity of a copy that vary from state to...

Do adopted kids (by marriage) share in an inheritance from a distant third cousin?

I am a California attorney. If the decedent was not married, the estate is distributed as follows: 1. To the decedent's...

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Step-mother named as executor of will in Ok.

Blended families present these difficult situations. First, the retirement accounts and maybe even the stock accounts will have a beneficiary...