Does a handwritten will have to be filed with the county auditor?

Wills need to be properly witnessed and have a self proving affidavit attached. Protect your family by seeing an attorney and getting this done...

How does probate work

I agree with Mr. Gates and would add that this doesn't need to be 'contested' necessarily, although it may go that way. There is a factual question...

Can I locate a possible bank account of my deceased father in Spokane, Washington having named me as his beneficiary?

If it is a joint account with right of survivorship or a POD, then with your ID and the death certificate any institution that does hold such an...

What form give a person power over my assets alive or not. Avoids probate. Only have 401k and a truck. He does whatever.he wants

You can use a beneficiary designation form to have the 401k pass to him upon death. You can give him co-title to the truck at the Department of...

How can someone sue a food service business for food poisoning without direct evidence?

There does have to be proof. This usually would be receipts, health department records, medical records, and other eye witnesses. Also, a...

Can I buy a residential property in WA state (king county) under my California State LLC or does it have to be WA state LLC?

You can buy the property under your CA LLC, but you will need to register in WA as a foreign entity doing business here and get a business...

If the easement is valid then you may have a right to keep the gate. If you do not have the right to access at that point, then your neighbor may...

Absolutely. There can be some tax reporting issues in some cases for cash inheritance, because the IRS doesn't want the money leaving the US before...

An earnest money dispute depends largely on the language of the purchase and sale agreement and the buyers factual basis for backing out. You...

What am i liable for? What am i not?

If you never signed a lease, moved in (for even a day), or made a rent payment, then there should be no grounds for them to hold you liable for any...