Do I have to probate if mother left a will and all that needs to be settled is life insurance worth $10,000.

The insurance policy is subject to probate if there is no living beneficiary listed. However, many states have a small estate process which is an...

Do any title documents need to be filled out if the grantor and the trustee is the same person in a revocable living trust?

Having an attorney advise you on the terms of your trust is ideal. Creating your trust incorrectly or failing to fund it may be more expensive...

How do you transfer all of your assets to a living trust?

You should speak with the attorney who drafted your trust for guidance specific to your state. In general, you must change the title on all the...

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We suspect unrelated caretaker might have taken advantage of our recently deceased Aunt. How can we see what's in will?

Usually the Will is deposited or recorded with the court, clerk, or recorder. You can check to see if a Will has been filed. Generally, any...

How is income paid to trust treated in year trustee dies?

Your father should have a final individual income tax return (Form 1040) covering the period from January 2012 until his death. The trust should...

Can a successor trustee of a living trust be required to appoint beneficiaries as co-trustees as they reach the age of majority?

It should be possible to create this circumstance now in your document without requiring additional amendments following your death. Additionally,...

My mom passed away, no will, monies are below $50k. I applied for transfer by affidavit. I would like to distribute fair

What tax are you talking about? If it is cash in a checking account, there are no gains on the property. Estate tax isn't triggered until the...

Legal Claimant Services contacted me re:$800 from estate left. I cannot find anything on http://icash.illinois.gov/.

Generally these services access information about abandoned, unclaimed, or leftover property and try to notify the rightful heir(s) for a fee. ...

My father's wife died, then he lived in the home, (her home) until he died. he gave away items bought after marriage. this ok?

Was the wife's estate ever probated? Are you talking about the wife's Will? You should take the documents to a local probate attorney. Your...

I have the original copy of my Quit Claim deed with both mine and my ex wifes signatures.Towards the bottom of the document it

Where is the original?