Does a will have to have witnesses or can it just be notarized?
Answered by Danielle Curtis Esq. Premium | Littleton, CO | View Lawyer Profile
I live in Colorado and I am preparing a will. Do I have to have two witnesses or can I just have it notarized to be valid? What about a power of attorney for health care decisions - does that have to be witnessed or notarized too?
Contest irrevocable living trust
Answered by Isaac Shutt | Richardson, TX | View Lawyer Profile
There is a living trust with one spouse living and three siblings. The oldest is the excutor of the trust. What can the two youngest do when the oldest (executor) of the trust is getting money from the account without the other two siblings knowing? how do we protect our share from being taken?
TTrust Fund Abuse
Answered by Isaac Shutt | Richardson, TX | View Lawyer ProfileMy sister has set up a trust fund for my nephew before she passed away about two years ago. We suspect the trustee used my nephew's money for his own personal purpose. He never opens the book of the trust fund even we have asked him many times. What can we do?
Do you have to have a will drawn up in the state you live in?
Answered by Isaac Shutt | Richardson, TX | View Lawyer ProfileI have a will that was made in Missouri and now live in Texas - is it valid regardless where I live? Since Missouri has both personal property and state income tax does this have a bearing on the will?
My husband passed away in 2010. He had property in his name in WI. What is the process I must take to obtain ownership of this property?
Answered by Glen Edward Ashman Premium | East Point, GA | View Lawyer Profile
Have in my possession a Letter of Administration. It states that I (his spouse) has been granted administrator of the estate domiciled in ths county (coweta county in georgia). What exactly does this mean? Also, what is the process I must take to have my name put on the house in wisconsin so that it can be sold? There was no will.
Death without a will and grown children from previous marriage
Answered by Henry Repay | Belvidere, IL | View Lawyer Profile
My husband of 2 years just died, his children from his previous marriage, all grown, now want to know about a will, he died without one, they have basically had no contact with him for the last 10 years. what are their rights and what are mine?
Is a stepdaughter(mom) intitled to a portion of parents estate with two daughters on the fathers side
Answered by Glen Edward Ashman Premium | East Point, GA | View Lawyer ProfileMy sister died dec 04 2011 from a rapid growing brain tumor(dianosed 10-2011). She has one daughter, whose dad drowned when she was two and was six when she became the stepdaughter. my brother-n-law died this Feb.11. of throat cancer, dianosed 10-2010. My neice moved in to care for them this past October, both until her mom died and... View Full Answer
Mother passed away leaving all assets to my brother,What rights do I have to anything
Answered by Eric J Gottfried Esq | New York, NY | View Lawyer Profile
My Mother passed away leaving everything in my brothers name, Do I have any rights to anything? Inaurance, personnal property. There was no will. She of course favored him , even though My Husband and I did just about everything for her. We were always there for her when he wasn"t , and she always said we would be shareing all her... View Full Answer
Mom passed suddenly,home has gone enter foreclosure
Answered by Glen Edward Ashman Premium | East Point, GA | View Lawyer ProfileHow do i go about getting legal help to become the executor of my mom's estate?She passed on April 27,2011,suddenly from heart congestion @ the age of 58.I need help asap, I wrote the president pf the US,but he gave me some info to NARCA,and all they do is help you get your loan modified.Also the bank won't talk to me if i'm not the... View Full Answer
Adoption of my grandson
Answered by Craig C Cunningham Attorney Premium | Sycamore, IL | View Lawyer Profile
I took in a baby four years ago and i want to adopt him he has called me his grandmother every since he could talk his birthparents i dont know where they are at and his birthmother doesnt want him back so i want to adopt him as my grand son cause thats what he knows me as and i love him i have taken care of him since he was born i had... View Full Answer
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