How to setup a trust? How long does it take to setup? Is gifts from foreign sources to a trust taxable?

Trusts are a little like an estate planner's golf-clubs. There are many different trusts available to accomplish different goals. There are...

I have been informed by my sister that my Mother left me $1.00 in her living trust. Am I entitled to a copy of the trust so I ca

I notice that your question was posted from Ellensburg, Washington. If your mother was a Washington resident, or the trust is administrated in...

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Why would an attorney send me a copy of my mother's will, in which she disinherited me, unless she was mean and evil?

It really sounds like you had a terrible relationship with your family members. I don't think the attorney was trying to rub salt in your wounds,...

Can an out-of-state resident petition the courts for guardianship of an elderly nj resident?

Keep in mind that guardianship laws vary greatly from state to state (and even county to county in some cases). An out of state person can always...

Leaving retirement benefits to one son only can the other son change it?

In Washington there is no requirement that you leave assets to all of your children, and if the parent had mental capacity at the time he made the...

Have mother in oklahoma nursing center. has a disabled child living in her home. can she be forced into selling her home

I'm assuming the question is whether the home has to be sold in order for you mother to qualify for Medicaid in the nursing home. Keep in mind...

Can I change the name of the person I named as my durable healthcare power of attorney?

There is no legal requirement for you to have a lawyer draft a new power of attorney for you, but our world has gotten very complicated, and the...

Washington has a rather vague administrative code provision on this, WAC 388-97-1080 which you can read online, but basically says, "The nursing...

Filing a quit cliam deed in washington state after death

Joint tenancy is one of those things we call a "legal fiction" (what's impossible in reality made possible by the law). Because the deed was joint...

What is the law in Washington State defining who, and in what order, family members can make medical decisions.

RCW 7.70.05 sets out the people who have the legal ability to make surrogate decisions for someone who is not competent to make their own medical...