To my real estate holdings in an irrevocable trust. I have been told that I must pay or file with the IRS. True?

It is very likely that you need to file with the IRS. I agree with my colleague who previously answered the question, you will most likely need to...

Close family corp question: I signed the stock cert. as the then secretary, was one of the VP when my dad died,my cert. destroye

You have a very complex scenario. The best advice I could give you: go see a business attorney. Clearly there is far too much money at risk for...

Received a waiver of notice on probate of will in July 2005 for my father's estate. Have not heard anything since. What happen?

I agree with my colleague who answered previously. One other bit of information is necessary, though: how did your father own his assets? If...

The executor of my fathers estate resigned without the knowledge of the rest of the beneficiaries. What do we do?

Your father's Will is not "null and void" simply because your sister resigned as executor. Was there a provsion in the Will that revoked the Will...

This is a good question, but not something you should try to handle without good legal advice. There are a number of variables that could change...

In the state of Viriginia, after death of parents, can you sell the contents of the house prior to probate?

No! You do not have that authority to distribute anything until one or both of you has qualified as personal representative of the estate. Too...

I am the executor of a will stating equal shares to 6 siblings, who appraises household items?

The first action you should take is to have the household items appraised by an professional appraiser. It should be relatively easy to locate an...

Does gay marriage as in Mass allow one to pass an unlimited amount of $ to a surviving spouse without owing any fed est tax?

The quick answer to this question is "no." Despite same-sex marriage being legal in some states, the federal Defense of Marriage Act prohibits...

Is a joint wil legal in VA?

Generally speaking, a Will that is valid where it is executed is valid in Virginia. There are a number of problems with joint wills as they are,...

Joint Will

A joint will, if valid where executed, is valid in Virginia. However, there are other problems. Generally speaking, the purpose of a joint will...