ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My only sister had me listed on her deed of her home and due to a petty argument she had me removed from her deed and I feel she is being heavily influenced by her friend and she is putting her in her will–I am family verses a friend –is it possible to contest this and win this over? ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L. CROSS: There are not enough facts to make an informed
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We discovered upon my father’s death that he left more money to his mistress than he did to his wife. Can we sue the mistress ? Apparently they were together for 20+ years. ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L. CROSS: Your mother may be able to elect against the Will if she did not receive enough under the spousal election. Please be aware that any asset that your parents owned jointly avoids probate and does
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Hello. My sister is the executor of my moms estate. I live with my mom, take care of my mom, take my mom to dr, make sure shes fed and clothed, etc. My mom is elderly. My sister does absolutely nothing for our mom– no visits, no contact, no doctor visits — nothing at all. But she is in charge of the money and bank account my mom received for my dads wrongful death
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My parents seperated when i was 7, im now 20. My dad and his wife are having a baby girl in a few weeks but with mines & dads wifes history… she is not allowing me nor my brother to be apart of our sisters life. both my brother and i want to be apart and active in her life, is there any sort of custody we can get without making the situation worse?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: According to the child support agreement I’m suppose to claim our child for even tax years while she can claim her on odd tax years. So for this year’s tax season(2016 tax season) the mom claimed our child on her taxes, before I can file my taxes. Now, I can’t file my taxes while claiming our child. What do I do to fix this to be able to claim our child for my taxes
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Dad just passed away my aunt who is executor told me I was omitted from will. I don’t trust. Will I still be entitled to original copy or just get a paper saying I will not contest and if I don’t sign what happens? ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L. CROSS: Once the personal representative submits the Will to the Probate Court for probate with the petition, all heirs at law are notified that the
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: She must maintain the home carry liability fire etc. Repair replace and provide all upkeep including taxes to remain there. She HAS NOT DONE THIS. I informed trustee and my sisters tried to get a loan for her unsuccessfully even the trustee tried and was denied. I want to stop the delapitation of my inheritance and have her removed. I am also on SSI and am homeless and have been denied access to the
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 30 years ago my sister was given $40,000 by our father. He told me and my brother about it and told us he wanted to leave us something for our future. He said my sister would invest it and not be touched until he dies. This past January he passed and now my sister doesn’t seem to want to, or can’t discuss it she says. What can we do? ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I have a family member who passed away and has left in the will that all liquid assets remain apart of the estate and has asked that they be used to establish a foundation for children in another country to pay for education. It’s a noble idea, but also it sounds like it’s going to be a big undertaking. If the names executor has too much on their plate to do it and no
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My father passed away leaving his children as the sole heirs in his will, but I have recently learned that a grandson in the family has greedily manipulated some notarized document claiming ownership of my fathers house and car. My father would have never knowingly signed any document giving him ownership of anything. Does a notarized document override the original Will? ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L. CROSS: The will only governs the assets which
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