attorney

is an x good for signning a power of attorney

Inheritance

OK.....Long story short. In 1985 my paternal grandparent signed their house over to my father to avoid losing it in the case they became disabled in their old age. My parents divorced in 1995, and, as part of the divorce agreement, my mother agreed to let my grandparents stay there and, when they died, it would be sold and split. In 2000, my grandparents asked for the house back. My father signed it over to them. In turn, they signed it over to my brother and cousin. My grandfather died, and my grandmother moved in to a assisted living facility. My cousin said he wanted the house, and would pay my brother half. He moved in to the house in 2002 and has been there since. When my grandmother died, Christmas 2004, my mother learned what had happened and took my father to court. Do my brother and cousin legally own this house? My cousin has been living there expense free for 3 years and claims he can't get a mortgage to pay my brother because there is a ''cloud over the property.'' Is there? I say this is done, and all my mother can do is sue my father for what he cheated her out of. I am so mad my brother is getting cheated, and think my cousin is lying. HELP!!!!!

wills: beneficiary

My father in law passed away in 2004, his Aunt recently passed away and he is named as a benficiary in her will. Does his half automatically go to my husband and his brother or only to the other named beneciary?

living trust

My neighbor passed away in June. She told me she left named me in her living trust as a beneficiary. She did not have children, but she had a brother (who is the executor) and some sisters. Since her death I have not been notified nor have I received anything. Should they have contacted me by now to let me know I was named in the trust or do I just wait to hear from them. Her home is still for sale. Do they need to sell it before they can distibute to the beneficiaries? Do I have any legal rights? I have not seen anything in writing. She told me that her brother was made aware before she passed that I was listed as a beneficiary. They are older (80's) and I'm just not sure if I should do anything?

will in probate (help)

When the only thing left to split is the house. If one brother lives in house and other lives out of state. Can the pobate attorney force the brother to sale or do a buy out. It is said in will to split 50/50. also can the brother out of state charge the other rent if he stalls. Jerry

personal representative vs trustee

Can you describe the differance between a personal representative and trustee.

No will, son inherits half business, liability?

My husband's father died with no will. He

has a lease-option on a bar, solely in his

name. Technically, he is now half owner,

w/the 3rd wife. 1. Can we compell her to

sell/reassign the contract? 2. And more

importantly, are we liable for any debts

the bar has or may incur, or for the

payments on the lease option? What

about if someone is injured on the

property? The widow has no assets

except the bar, my husband has assets

worth pursuing.

Do other heirs have any entitlement if they do not want to help with fees

We have oil, and coal, on 23 acres that is heir property. We asked all parties involved to help if fees were involved they do not want to help with any fees. if we pay any fees to have the work done, are they entitled to reap the benefits?

Deseased Family Member

former mother-in law just passed

away, had been sick for years, all

children in/out of jail. There's no

responsible adult who can make

decisions. She has a paid for home,

that currently 2 yrs owe back taxes

No signed legal documents can be

found so far, establishing benifesciary of any one regarding inheritance of money/property. Currently now, all adult children in

family (all guilty of theaft while mother was living), are fighting over who's getting what, already

taking items out of house. Is there

any thing under these circumstances, where some kind of

establishing step 1 would bring

civillaty to this?

Appointment of an Executor

Can an executor be appointed by interested parties of an estate?

Probate without a will

Hi, My father passed away and left his land to my sister and I but he did not have a valid will. How can we get the land transferred in our names?

Rights of Beneficiaries in NY

My grandfather died in January 2007. His only assets were a bank account and stock certificates to be divided equally among 4 children, no property. My aunt is the executor. My mother has not been able to get any info from my aunt regarding the status of the will in probate. Is there any other way she can find out what is going on? Are there laws in NY regarding an executor carrying out the job in a timely fashion?

Underestimating value of estate to avoid taxes

My brother and I are estranged, but unfortunately my parents tied us together as 50/50 beneficiaries of their irrevocable trusts. They have passed away, and my brother as executor and his friend (as Trustee) significantly underestimated (and their freind assessed) the value of the estates way low. I refused to sign the evaluations (50 acres in area of Carlisle MA). The bank accounts and jewelry and antiques, my dad's tools were never accounted for. If I turn him into the IRS, (I just want to get disentangled and away from him) can they come after me for what he's done?

Probated Will Info

I really need to find out when my grandfather's will was probated to help my mother with an upcoming court case. Can someone tell me how to do this?

Last Will

My father's will states that his estate should go to his daughters equally and if a daughter predeased him, it would go to her ''heirs.'' As my sister just passed on, He wants to be sure nothing goes to her husband. I told him ''heirs'' means children and not spouse. Can you please advise if he needs language to be more specific and needs to change his will?

Thank you!

Power of Attorney

My father is in a nursing home, and my sister and I have joint power of attorney per his living will and durable power of attorney. My sister wants to sell my father's house and invest money from my father's savings account. I am not in agreement with this at this time, and I'd like to know if there are safeguards to prevent my sister from accessing my fathers savings account and selling his home. Both savings and the house are in a family trust. Thanks!

Question on Estate of Value

When Asked to give approx Value of my parents contents of home, furn, Antiques. WE over estimated the value. We just Guessed. We turned in what we thought was a approx value for my parents. Come to find out in moving them, The so called estimate is way off. What we saw as antiques broke as we moved them, The beds were old. Dinning set was in Poor shape as we never took the table cloth off to examine closer, It was a lot of so Called Junk from the late fifties.They never updated. We set value of 10,000 But in realiality you have to find a buyer and You cannot get what You think it is worth I don't know why Our Attorney and CPA did not inform us that perhaps we should of got a appraiser...We are new at this. Now,that it is in the will as listed Assets of furniture 10,000 and antiques of 3,000, Is there something we can do to change the value of the estimate we gave.

Parents now both have senility so no help there. I am asking you before I ask parents attorney. Also he is so expensive and never available when we try to get intouch with him....What can we do

If anything.

father estate

my father died when he was 35 he was married to my step mother and he had no will do me and my sister have any right to a part of his estate

Having the courts appoint a conservator

As a beneficiery to my parents family trust, can I have the courts remove a trustee to my parents trusts because of unlawful acts toward my brother and me.

Right to Kknow?

My dad pasted away in May or June

2005. I have heard from family that

he had two life insurance policies.

One was purchased with my mother

in the early 1980''s. The second was

later with his second wife. Other

than attending his funeral. I have

not seen or heard if there was a will,

and if I was to be left anything. His

second wife and my mother have

been elusive when I've talked to

them about it. I know my mother

received one life insurance payout.

I'm told from family it was a

$108,000 payout. I had received a

check in Feb 2006 for $5000. Since

this time, there has been very little

information exchanged. Being his

child, do I have the right to request a

copy of his will? Have I waited too

long to make an issue of this? His

last residence was in Florida. My

mothers residence is in Vermont. A

service was held in Methuen, MA.

Any help would be appriciated.