Stepfather wants to adopt his adult stepdaughter

Adopting an adult in Washington is legal. The requirement is that there be notice to both natural parents. In your case, because your mother is...

Non-competition agreement for Non-profit organization

I think the key here is the word "agreement." Agreements need several things to be enforceable. They need to be agreed by the parties either in...

IN community property and debt law, is there a benefit for putting the home in my son's name in event of a divorce

Your son should consider a prenuptial agreement that clearly spells out the intent. He should contact a family law attorney for assistance with...

Father dying interstate, Where do his children begin to deal with estate?

To start with, every state has laws if intestacy stating how the property is to be distributed when there is no will. My guess is that it is to be...

You didn't say whether a probate was commenced. That would be a starting point. Generally, the petitioner would have to file an inventory with...

Father's estate

You would want to petition the court to be appointed as the personal representative and ask for non intervention powers. You would have to give...

Child support Garnishments with a new marriage for children from a previous relationship.

There are two numbers the court will look at, the standard calculation and the transfer payment. The standard calculation is based only on the...

Child support Garnishments with a new marriage for children from a previous relationship.

There are two numbers the court will look at, the standard calculation and the transfer payment. The standard calculation is based only on the...

Legal right without power of attorney or will

Richard gave you a great answer. I only wanted to add that there is a procedure in Washington to receive her assets without the need for probate...

Family law concerning child custody when parents are not married and mom was arrested for domestic violence

Regarding the marriage, your son may be able to ask the court to declare that the marriage is void because she was still married to another. Given...