The trust is the owner of the commercial property, so a suit to recover damages attributable to property would be brought against the trust. In any...

Is a pour over will valid without an established trust? if it just refers to a trust?

If you are relying on the pour-over will, I infer that the 4 houses were never properly contributed or "funded" ino the revocable trust as they...

Can I claim as dependent?

Take a look at this publication from the IRS. He certainly is a qualifying child. The only test I have some question about is whether or not you...

Can i claim the shortsale as a loss

I'm a bit confused as to why you think you are realizing a loss on a short sale. Usually, it involves selling for less than the mortgage principal...

Scared for a close friend.....

It's not clear to me how the step-grandfather managed to dissipate the inheritance and whether he did so as his own property or in a fiduciary...

I loaned someone $8000 dollars. How do I get it back?

Unfortunately, the MA limit on small claims actions is only $2K. http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/subject/about/smallclaims.html You will have...

Preparing a "Will"

It sounds like your mother and sister are operating under the misperception that the sister can only receive an outright distribution under th...

Can I put my daughter & son-in-law on the tittle w/me - I wil be the only one on the mortgage

I concur with My colleague Mr. Fink's advice. If avoiding probate is worth the additional upfront expense of establishing a revocable trust based...

Te following is taken from the Whatcom County Sheriff's website. Since the laws are satewide, I would imagine the Clark County Sheriff follows...

An interesting discussion. Certainly Mr. Hiersekorn is the only participant licensed to practice in CA, and if he took the questioner on as a...