My wife's uncle is embezzling funds from a trust. He wants to have her sign a new trust. In the original trust, A, he has full discretion over funds. In trust fund B, he does not. He wants to merge trust fund B into trust fund A, so he can steal it.
What I'm curious about is... Read more »
You should contact an attorney familiar with trusts and estates that can review the two trusts you make reference to and provide legal guidance. You don't mention the type of trust (revocable, irrevocable, etc.), and you mentioned the merging of the trusts and dissolution (of I guess trust B).... Read more »
He is not lucid. Is there a way for my mother (they are married) to get durable power of attorney over him or is there another option? She is looking to refinance her home at a lower interest rate so that she can afford to stay there after he passes.
Unfortunately as your father is not lucid, he cannot sign a Power of Attorney. Your mom would have to get a guardianship over him through the Court. This all takes time and expense and the Court would have to consent to refinancing the house.
After your dad passes your mom should be able... Read more »
Interested "person" may be the grantor (creator) of the trust, a trustee and/or a beneficiary. Interested "trustee"- The term Interested Trustee means a Trustee who:
is a transferor or beneficiary;
is related or subordinate to a transferor or beneficiary;... Read more »
I have an order to set aside estate without administration $100,000 and I never put the property in my name or bank account. Do I need to cancel the Power of Attorney? Then send Demand letter to bank? Or to probate lawyer after I revoke?
Also, There was deed assignment to Us Bank as Trustee... Read more »
I assume you signed a 'limited' power of attorney to enable the attorney to file the Set Aside. A Certified Court Order will allow you to transfer the bank accounts etc into your name so you should provide that to the Bank. If by 'property' you mean real estate, that you will... Read more »
My husband and I have pour over wills as part of our trust. What steps are needed to recieve his inheritance? Do I have to open a probate case as executor of his will? This inheritance will be over $150,000.00
Some Trusts and Wills provide that a beneficiary must survive the writer of the Trust or Will by a certain number of days to receive the inheritance. However, if the cousin's trust lacks such a provision, your husband's gift under the cousin's trust goes to his estate. The successor... Read more »
My son was receiving child support and health/dental insurance, I was receiving part of his military retirement (community property). He had arrears for child support as well. He was remarried but his widow refuses to talk to me. We are in Nevada and I received a call from the child support office... Read more »
You can make a claim against his estate for the past due child support. A probate attorney can help you with this.
The share of his retirement pay probably ended when he died, unless it was a joint and survivor annuity. More information is needed in order to sort that out. The attorney... Read more »
My fiancée passed away Dec 1st. It was all over the news. Not even 12 hours of his death and his ex-wife, his mother and sister started threatening and harassing me. They are threatening to break into my home for his belongings so they can sell it and make a profit. They sure act like this man was... Read more »
I am truly sorry for your loss. What you are going through is tragic, and it is a terrible example of failure to plan, because I have to assume that your fiancee' did not have a will. If he had a will, it would have named you to receive everything if he died, of course, and nobody would be... Read more »
My cousin just petitioned on behalf of his deceased father(5yrs passed), even though he hasn't seen or spoken to my recently deceased uncle in years. Even though my mother is alive can I also petition to get a portion of my uncle's estate?
My uncle had written off everyone in the... Read more »
If your uncle was not survived by a wife or patents or children and no valid will then chances are his estate will be divided into one share for each sibling with children of siblings inheriting in the place of deceased siblings. With your mother (who I assume is his sibling) still alive, she would... Read more »
Should a "short certificate" issued by a Delware probate court be sufficient to claim the account ? The Will is being filed in DE and will go through probate in DE.
As a general rule throughout the United States, what is known as personal property (such as bank accounts) are probated in the state the Decedent was a resident regardless of which they the personal property is located in. So, yes, the Delaware probate court has jurisdiction of the NJ bank account... Read more »
I am Administrator of his estate. Lawyer says car money will be split with husband's two children and myself. Do I get money back that I invested into his vehicle before splitting funds with kids?
You should discuss this with your probate attorney.
Much more information is needed to give you any advice on this. For the best results you should schedule an appointment with a probate lawyer in the vicinity of where the probate of your mother's estate is being handled.
After my mother just recently passed away in May 2019..My dad being nice and trying to help my friend said that she,her husband and 17yr.old daughter could stay in his house for a week or so til they find a place due to them having just been evicted..They do not pay rent ,there is no lease... Read more »
I am sorry to hear about what your dad is going through. Sadly, your dad is going to have to hire a lawyer to help him with an eviction lawsuit. He could try calling the Sheriff to oust them as trespassers, but most Sheriffs won't do it if it "looks" like they "live" there.
And now is selling all his stuff. There is no will, im an only child and he was never married so I should be in charge of his property, belongings, etc. yet the cops won't help me cuz of "squatters rights". I live in ID so it makes it difficult. I can't afford an attorney what am I supposed to do?
Hire a probate attorney near where your dad lived. The estate pays the legal fees.
My mom wants to do remove his name and do a Deed Upon Death naming me as the grantee of the house they own.
In most states a deceased trustee is removed from title by recording an Affidavit of Death of Trustee. However, that does not guarantee that your mother has the authority to do what she is proposing. The only way to determine whether she can do that would be to review the trust, and even if the... Read more »
To take Everything. They have taken over planning the funeral. They're Ordering a bunch of death certificates. I was told there is no will. I was told i'm the closest next of kin.
Who has the most rights to take over his property and how do i stop them? How do i assert my rights... Read more »
Hire a local probate attorney to help you petition the court to be appointed executor of your father’s estate.
I have a Deed upon death, but not related. The deceased has personal property in the condo and Clark County has taken Action to secure personal property. Blood relatives not cooperative, how do I proceed as owner of real property to obtain title and remove personal property out of real property,... Read more »
Probably the Clark County Coroner has secured the condo to give the estate a reasonable time to remove personal possessions and look for things like bank statements and safety deposit keys. I think your first step would be to call the Coroner, explain your interest, and ask how long the Coroner... Read more »
My mother has three children, we all live out of state. The deed to the home/property is in her husband (of 11 years) and his ex wife’s name. Property is not worth over 100,000. Do my siblings and I have any right to a portion this property sale?
I don't think so. This answer is based on Nevada law. There might be unusual circumstances that make for a different answer.
If a particular item of real estate is owned by husband and wife and the vesting is JT or RS, then in the absence of unusual circumstances, such as claims of fraud or undue influence in changing the title, the surviving spouse should own that particular item of real estate, subject to whatever... Read more »
They don't really have a relationship, other than a phone call couple times a year, they live in Kansas. Is the surviving widow obligated, by law (in Nevada), to address any concerns from his children from first marriage? Even if the will is silent on the issue. Its about the residential... Read more »
If there is no Will, the law of who gets what without a Will (intestate succession) applies. This law does not take into account the nature of the relationship between the Decedent and any child or spouse. If there is no Will, and if the gross value of the estate is over $100,000, 1/3 goes to his... Read more »
NS means that when the owner dies the property must be probated. If there are 2 or more owners, such as husband and wife, if one of them dies his or her share must be probated. To avoid probate when one of two owners dies the vesting should read either JT for joint tenant or RS for right of... Read more »
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