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Can a home with a VA loan be inherited?

My father has a primary residence that is a duplex in R VA loan on it. He has a living trust he had a lawyer…

Sole discretion

My mother’s names me as her executor. It reads that her house should be sold at fair market value in my sole discretion and the…

What to do regarding refund checks in a deceased parent’s name?

My mother passed away in April and she had no debt and very little property. However, there where a few items that she prepaid and…

Obligations of trustee

My sister who is trustee of our parents estate will not show other family members paperwork work such as bank statements,life insurance policy,and closing papers…

If someone dies and their Will leaves half of heir estate to an adult child who is married but that adult child passed away, does the deceased child’s spouse have rights to the estate or do their children?

If in her Will my mom left me her home and its contents but my stepdad gets to live in the house until he dies, do I have the legal right to the contents of the house?

He has a life estate but my mom left me the home and contents of the home. Do I have the legal right to the…

Inheritance

My dad died and was supposed to leave life insurance money to my older brother and I, but because we were minors when he got…

What does the phrase

My portion of my mother’s estate goes into a trust fund and states that it is to provide the lifestyle I’m accustomed to. How is…

Can I refuse to inherit a property that has a 30k mortgage but keep the life insurance money?

My mom died but she left no Will. My brother wants the property but I don’t. We have pretty much everything else paid for and…

Fee agreement for probate

I have a fee agreement with an attorney who now wants to change a percentage of the gross estate. Is the written fee agreement binding.