Question: My mom and dad’s trust states that the only way trustees can be compensated is if all beneficiaries agree with doing so. Is that binding? Response: That’s an interesting question. On the one hand, the trust is akin to a contract. So the trustees agreed to this limitation when they took on the role […]

Question: When we lived in South Carolina, my wife and I spent big bucks to get a will prepared. I think it was 2014 or 2015. We moved to Georgia in 2016. Our daughter is almost 14 years old. Do you think it’s absolutely necessary to pay big bucks again to get a new will […]

Question: My understanding is that a Section 8 tenant can’t rent an apartment where the landlord is a relative. Is there a way around this? Here’s our fact pattern: Dad and Mom never married (and thus have different last names); and lived separate lives. They had daughter. Dad owned a 2-family house. Daughter lives in […]