My mother in laws laywer wont give her a sign copy of her will is this legal?

Assuming the facts provided, absolutely not. I suggest your mother-in-law contact the Alabama State Bar Association and inform them of this and...

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Estate and beneficiaries - length of time to process.

I will just add that often the delay is on the part of the Personal Representative (not the attorney or court process). The reason is that we all...

My mom has passed and I am the beneficiary of her annunity. Her wish is that I divide equally with two sibling.

Unfortunately this is really an accountant question. An attorney could answer it but I'd start with the annuity company to ask them of the task...

Can we make our own updates to our Will?

You are only changing the Guardian language? You should be able to do it. The issue is making sure the revised Will is executed properly. You...

Complications with completely revoking a WA Living Trust & starting over. No house / only stocks. Just a paper info transfer?

I agree the Trustor (Grantor) should consult with an attorney. Some assumptions have been made in the prior answers. It is unclear by the...

I agree with the prior response. But I will add that Probate can be a little more cumbersome if the original Will cannot be found, requiring an...

Agree with other answers. Not required but a good idea. The codicil NEEDS two witnesses. However, without a notary -- who is actually notarizing...

My Last Will and Testament has not been signed by two witnesses, but has been notarized. Is it valid?

If there was one witness plus the notary you would probably be okay. But I agree that the safe route would be to round up two witnesses to have it...

Living Trust drafted in 1990 while living in California. We now live in Washington State

It depends (a typical lawyer response). It depends how it is "outdated" and the language of the document. I suggest you have it reviewed by an...

I agree that you can just destroy it. However, IN ADDITION, to play it safe, you may wish to execute a second Codicil that revokes the first one. ...