Can you help me with assistance and cost of competing paperwork for guardianship for my disabled son who is now 18 years old?

Cost is usually a function of the time spent on the matter. However, you should be aware that the current trend in the courts is to favor the...

In probate with an intestate and a possible trust, can the law group who represent the estate also represent the trustee?

Well, if there was a Trust, then there should have been a Will, if only to dump any asset not titled in the name of the Trust INTO the Trust...

Our father's cabin and lake lot was sold days before his death by his secretary, using a document we believe was forged?

I would be surprised to learn of an attorney agreeing to pursue a fraud involving real estate on a contingent fee basis.

How can I get my brother to file my mother's will with the court and start a probate, if necessary?

If your brother has the original, he has a duty to file the Will with the Court within 40 days of your Mother's death. ...

Can a personal representative breach a contract? If they do is this considered a breach of fiduciary duty?

There are a number of details you haven't provided, but as a general rule, all assets of an estate, distributed or not, as subject to claims made...

My best friend left me his property but never made a will?

If he didn't make a Will saying that he left it to you, then he didn't leave it to you.

Statutory warranty deed used when PR deed should have been used?

How comfortable are you with having the risk that one of those warranties contained in the deed are violated? The reason for using the PR deed,...

If your son did not have real estate and his total estate was worth LESS than $100,000.00, you don't need Letters Testamentary. You should be able...

How do I obtain a letter of testamentary or Administration depending on which one I need

You outline some facts, but without more information, it isn't easy to respond to your question. While it is possible to go back and forth a few...

The circumstances you describe certainly raise suspicions, and if the Will was prepared and executed late in his illness and with the ex-wives...