Computer-generated wills and will forms from books are dangerous because they can cause a person to believe he or she has a valid will when in fact...

Avoid tax

The U.S. government taxes foreign corporations on income "effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business". This means that even if your...

Personal Injury

If you can get your ex to admit in writing that he is suing you because you got married, it might help your case out quite a bit! In...

Ex-spouse making slanderous allegations

Civil suits like a suit for slander typically result in monetary damages. Since your former spouse has few or no assets that you could pursue, it...

Personal injury

In Massachusetts, if an attorney in a personal injury case is paid by a percentage, that percentage should be clearly stated in a letter signed by...

Power of Attorney

In Massachusetts, the more recent power of attorney likely would make the prior power of attorney invalid. However, it is important to have both...

What are my rights as an heir?

The will might grant the executor of your Great Aunt's estate the authority to sell all of your Great Aunt's belongings. On the other hand, the...

Creditor claims in probate court

The answers to your question will be determined by Illinois law. In Massachusetts, creditors of an estate must be paid from "probate assets". A...

Estate Planning

Questions about trusts are difficult to answer because they will be governed not only by state law, but also by the terms of the trust. The real...

Wills

Avvo has listed "wills" together with "living wills" as a subsection of "estate planning". I agree with you that this is confusing and that...