How do I know if I need my parents will to go through probate?

This question will depend upon what your parents own and how the property is titled. If everything they own including, bank accounts, home,...

Divorce/Living Trust

Oops. Putting a child's name on property as a means of doing estate planning is a poor choice. It may seem like an easy enough thing to do...

Trustee Will Not Settle Estate Will Give No Accounting Or Reasons

Trustees have a duty to keep beneficiaries informed and provide an accounting. If the trustees are not doing that, I would suggest that you...

Release of patient information to authorized Power of Attorney in New York State

I recommend that you contact a probate lawyer in New York to help you with this. The answer to your question will be specific to New York law. If...

Brothers are trying to take everything! what exactly do I need to do! please help

This is a difficult case if your father's estate has already been probated in Oklahoma and has now been closed. If the probate hasn't been...

I am sorry for your loss. This sounds like a difficult case with a high likelihood of conflict among your brother's children. If your brother...

My wife is the sole trustee of her deceased grandmothers trust.

Be careful! Your wife has fiduciary duty to administer the trust on behalf of the beneficiaries of the trust according to the terms of the trust...

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My husband died Feb. 15, 2012, what do I need to do?

Generally, if property of a husband and wife is jointly titled at the time that one of them passes away, the surviving spouse automatically becomes...

Can someone take judgement on a person who is beneficary of a Trust

You haven't provided enough information in your question to allow a full response to the question. Was the person who obtained the judgment a...

Your question is somewhat inconsistent. You say that your sister was the only beneficiary on life insurance, but that it was paid directly to a...