Question: My mother’s house burned down and she and my brother mismanaged the insurance money, so it wasn’t rebuilt. My fiancee and I would like to rebuild it. We’ve talked with [...]

Question: In Massachusetts, does the schedule of beneficiaries have to be signed by the beneficiaries? Response: Typically, yes. But there’s actually no law on this. So the answer depends [...]

Question: My family has a trust that only holds property in Montana and $1,500 in cash left. The trustee has wasted money over the last four years. One beneficiary wanted to buy the farm and [...]

Question: A disabled woman has a court-established special needs trust primarily for medical expenses after serious injuries from an accident. During her marriage, the husband’s friend was [...]

Question: I have a property in Nevada but on escrow now. I would like to make the purchase in the name of my living trust. Only problem now is I am outside the country and have not opened a [...]

Question: I am co-trustee of my parents’ trusts. All the funds have been at the same bank from the time they created the trusts in 2011, with the same accounting firm doing the appropriate [...]

Question: Would a bank grant a refinancing or line of credit to the mortgage of a house held in a nominee realty trust? There are two people named on the schedule of beneficiaries. Response: [...]

Question: I have question regarding taxable income. I am a US citizen living in Thailand. Over the next several years I want to build a house with my domestic partner of the the past 22 years who [...]

Question: Can I get disability for my 3-year-old son who was born here even if I am not a citizen? Response: Yes. A child’s eligibility for benefits is not based on the citizenship of his [...]