More information is needed. For example, how is the house to be inherited? Has the present owner already died? If not, then an estate plan...

Probate is it necessary?

The prior answers to your question seem to miss the fact that you indicated that it was your sister in-law's husband that passed away and not a...

Yes, it is certainly permissible for a California lawyer to restate the living trust you created in another state. Assuming that the lawyer is...

I signed Revocable Trust Rider when refinancing. I received a Substitution of Trustee & Full Reconveyance.

The Substituion of Trustee and Full Reconveyance is the paperwork that indicates that the original loan on your property has been paid off through...

This is a complex situation. To protect the first marriage child really means that husband should not have a testamentary power of appointment to...

What Authority does an Executor/Trustee have over distribution of funds? Follow the "WILL'S" instructions or "NOT"?

In my opinion, what your brother has done is a form of financial elder abuse. He used his authority under your mother's power of attorney to steal...

What do you expect to happen to federal inhertance taxes on estates valued at 1.5-2 in million in 2011??

I am licensed in California. You may want to consider establishing a life insurance trust to apply for new insurance on you, or to sell an...

I am single, never married. I would like to leave my home to my brother. Do I need a living trust or can I make him a co-owner?

I am licensed in California and practice in San Jose. I would recommend the living trust to avoid probate while still retaining ownership and...

My 43 year old brother died 11/09 He had a 401k account worth 10,000 dollars he had listed our mother as beneficiary She died in

First of all, I am a California attorney, not licensed in Ohio. Your brother's 401(k) with John Hancock should have paperwork that indicates...

Can i appoint a guarding for my 16 yo in the event of my death without her fathers approval since i don't know where he is at?

First of all, i am a California lawyer, not licensed in Washington. In general, you can appoint a guardian for the estate of your minor child,...