My 90 year old mother's estate is approx. 200k comprised of cash, stock & mutual funds.

It sounds like you are pretty well-versed in gift and estate tax matters. As you seem to know, if your mother gifts the stocks to you while she...

Right to mother's property after death with no will.

First, I am not a Texas attorney, but the issues you present are pretty generic. When you boyfirend's mother passed away, everything that she owned...

Changing a will

While I am NOT a Wyoming attorney, I discourage my clients from ever marking their wills in any way, shape or form, aside from the original...

If you and your spouse have just completed and signed a community property agreement, you will want to file it with the King County Recorder's...

Discrimination for age/race?

Unfortunately (well, okay, more likely fortunately) bad behavior is not always actionable. It does sound like you were mistreated, but proving that...

Legal terminology

I echo what was said above. It is also important to consider whether a power of attorney is effective upon signing or disability. A durable...

Probate requirements

I echo Ms. Suissa's comments, and would also like to recommend Richard Wills's fantastic self-help web site, www.wa-probate.com. The small estate...

Another option you may want to consider is simply contacting each creditor as claims or bills come in. An example might be: "Thank you for...

Wills

I also confirm all that has been said above. I would recommend that you find the case number for the probate or admisration (search for the...

Medically assisted suicide

Your mother will absolutely want to ensure that she has a Health Care Directive (also known as a Directive to Physicians or Living Will) that...