It depends on how they owned it. If they owned it as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, then once he died, the cousin would be the sole...

Durable power of attorney responsibility

No, but you must sign things as her agent and not in your individual capacity!

If a living trust has no property listed on schedule five, can the property on the will still be distributed?

There are 3 ways that a trust can control someone's property after the death of the grantor (trust creator). The first is if they actually retitle...

A police report sounds like a good place to start.

That's a very difficult question and most likely not worth litigating, unless it pertains to items of sentimental value. You may have a lot of...

Who told you this? More facts about your situation are necessary before answering the question. Why not tell the whole story?

Mr. Messinger's answer is very comprehensive. Avoiding probate is an important but rather small part of estate planning. How do you want your...

You need to hire an attorney right away. You don't want to do this on your own.

You may be able to do it on your own. Did the court tell you that you need an attorney?

What legal precautions do I need to establish before selling my home and joining a couple in a joint-sharing household?

I think this might be an overly complicated arrangement. It might be far better to just rent from them. As you have alluded to, dissolving the...