Ask a Wills, Trusts, Probate Lawyer

I am in Florida, if you have a trust, do you need a durable power of attorney?

My dad did the trust, he is deceased. My mother was next in line so she is the trustee. She is 89 years old. We…

Does a 17 year old Will need to be updated if there are no changes?

My parents made a Will and gave us copies of it, including a homestead and some other legal paperwork. They don’t have any changes on…

Does a Living Will and Advance Directives have to be changed

if it was originally in a maiden name? My Living Will was written before my wife and I married, so it is in her maiden…

Can I have some represent me regarding my Mothers estate, sine I live out of state

I live in Florida, My Mother just passed in New Jersey and my brother is the executor of her will. My Brother and I do…

If my sister is the executor of my brother’s Will and refuses to give me, beneficiary an account of the Will, what can I do?

My brother died almost 2 years ago, yet I still have no accounting of what happened with his estate. How long do I have to…

Is it legal if my father passed away and my sister was on the account but not the executor, yet pulled all the money out 5 days after his death?

She had power of attorney the last few weeks of his life but that ended the day he died.

What is the liability for a wife on credit card in late husband’s name?

My husband recently passed away, a probate company contacted me on behalf of a bank, concerning an outstanding balance on a credit card. They just…

Inheritance

Me and my dad have diffrent last names and he died he doesnt have a will nor isnt he on the birth certificate however we…

If my parents were married but separated, is she in charge of my late father’s estate?

My mom lives in MA and my late father lived in N.C. They were still legally married. I the daughter and had POA. There are…

If my 18 year old son’s father died 2 days ago and he is not on the birth certificate but we had a DNA test done when he was born, how would he get share of his father’s assets?