Beneficiary of my mothers will and my brother is the executor

I agree that an experienced probate attorney needs to look at the will and advise you on the mechanics of this bequest. Sometimes people (and...

Do you have to be on Title to be a partial owner?

Mr. Davis is correct about the method to gradually gift interests in real property. However, I'm not sure I understand the part of your question...

If the trustor is now dead and you are referring to a trust that was revocable until the trustor's death, then yes. RCW 11.103.050, enacted in...

Do I have any rights to my mothers Estate as the only surviving child?

Did your mother make a will leaving her property to her husband? Was she a resident of Washington State? When you say her "estate remains open,"...

Do I need an estate attorney? I just found out I have inherited property jointly with two other siblings.

I agree with all of the above comments. I just wanted to say that in my experience with mineral rights, often the state in which the real property...

I did not issue a Probate Notice to Creditors. Must I wait 2 years to close?

Filing and publishing a notice to creditors is cheap insurance. Two years is a long time for the personal representative to have to sweat it out. ...

IRA in trust: Is there a tax burden that will effect trustees on death of owner? IRA have to be liquidated?

This is a very complicated area that absolutely needs to be addressed as part of your estate plan. Many people do not understand that coordinating...

Do i need a will if all my assets are given to my only child before I leave the planet

I believe there's a Chinese wish that goes something like this: "May your last coin and your last breath go at the same time." Unfortunately,...

Can a probate court refuse to give information to a heir

You may qualify to receive a special notice of acts that the personal representative intends, including being notified when the personal...

Can you substitute funding an A/B trust with a new revocable trust?

If under the trust the funding of the B trust was mandatory, then yes, not funding it would be considered a breach of fiduciary duty unless...