Can a lawyer change a trust even though the same lawyer wrote the trust of my parents stating that all assets stay in family?

It sounds like the issue you have would be with your sister, who, by your facts, was named as the successor trustee of your parents' trust and then...

What are the basic guidelines for titling independently owned assets when funding a marital living trust?

I assume from your question that you are referring to a joint trust with your spouse that you intend to own your separate property, instead of...

How will cost basis of my CA condo apply, now in a revocable joint living trust, when I die first or when my wife dies first?

As you have indicated the property in a revocable living trust in your name, I will assume that the trust is your own revocable living trust that...

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A financial durable power of attorney will expire and no longer be valid on the death of the principal (i.e. the person who granted the power.) ...

As long as there is no evidence that the original was intentionally destroyed by the creator of the trust, a copy is sufficient to settle the...

There is no legal requirement in California that a trust be notarized. It is considered to be the better practice to do so, however. An...

How so we add ourselves to the deed without triggering tax penalties?

The potential gift tax issues mentioned by the other two attorneys are likely not an issue, as there is a current lifetime gift tax exclusion of...

Do beneficiaries of an estate each have a 5.25 million dollar tax exemption? or is it based on the estate value.

The exemption (applicable exclusion amount) for 2013 is $5.25 million per person dying, not for each beneficiary. You indicate that the family...

My father has his house in a trust. He now wants to sell the house. Does he have to remove it from the trust before selling?

A property owned by a trust, including a living trust, may be sold directly by the trustee of the trust without having it removed first. In...

What are the tax consequences of filing a quit claim deed transferring title (a home with a mortgage) from one trust to another?

When you say that you got the house in the divorce, was there a divorce decree that actually awarded the property to you? If so, that should be...