The witnesses can be total strangers. Make sure their correct addresses are on the will so they can be located if necessary after you pass. Make...

After a parent's death and at the settling of an estate is it usual to reserve some funds before distributing to the heirs?

Yes, it is very common. The amount depends on the size of the estate. Often $10,000 is a number in moderate size estates ($500,000 or less),...

My husband in a nursing home and on medi-cal. If he passes away can the state take away/attach his (2) life insurance policies .

More facts are necessary. When was the insurance policy purchased? Who made the payments on the policy. Medi-Cal is its own sub-specialty in...

My motherinlaw put my husband's name on everything she owned. He is an only child and when she passed everything became his.

While New Mexico is a community property state, anything acquired by inheritance is separate property. As long as your husband hasnt commingled...

When saving money for children until they turn 22, which way would be the better way to save, Trust Fund or an IRA?

First what are you trying to achieve. The least expensive way would be a custodian account. Such an account set up during life could last until...

How to get trustee dismissed after accounting fails probate hearing? What forms/motions to file?

Mr. Brophy is correct. You are getting into more than a question, you want instruction. Answering your question could open anyone up to having...

The short answer is yes. You can appoint your lawyer, your accountant or whomever else you want.

I own a townhouse, a land trust owns the land and leases back to me. Can I refinance to buy the land trust out?

This really isnt so much of a legal question as a financial one. If the trustee of the land trust has the power to sell or the beneficiary (the...

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A will provided that all of an unmarried testator's estate would go to his only child. His child predeceased the testator, but

As the other attorneys point out, if the will is silent, the surviving spouse of the deceased beneficiary will not receive anything. As to the...

Can a stepparent who hides her husbands will upon his death, then leave everything to her own daughter?

I agree with the other attorney, more facts are necessary. There are many factors here and more information is necessary. What your grandmother...