Question: My cousin passed away and left an estate of $1.1 million plus. She had a current will which was conveniently missing at the time of her death due to shenanigans by the public guardian, [...]

Question: Can a foreign family trust be switched to a domestic trust at a later date the trustee or co-trustees became US citizens? Response: This is outside my area of expertise, so I consulted [...]

Question: I am a U.S. citizen in Indiana and I have family in France. How can I leave them money after I die? Response: For the most part it’s no different from leaving money to someone in [...]

Question: My client is an Indian citizen and has already executed a will in India. While in India, she accumulated stock in the United States. Her Indian will has her dad, mom, and daughter as [...]

Question: I represent a 90-year-old U.S. citizen that lives in Florida and has never been married and has no children. He would like to leave his estate, which consists of cash, stocks, and bonds [...]

Question: At what stage is a trust is treated as a foreign trust? If the trust has a non U.S person trustee, would it be deemed to be a foreign trust. But at what stage does it become a foreign [...]

Question: I am US citizen living in Illinois. I have a revocable living trust, the beneficiaries of which are my two nieces who are non-US citizens from Argentina. The assets that will be going [...]

Question: A friend of mine passed away and had it in her will for her longtime friend who lives in Germany would be her executor and inherit her mobile home and belongings. But now someone from [...]

Question: I have property in Ireland which I would like to have go to relatives in Ireland and the United States. Will my U.S. will and trust be sufficient or do I need to hire a lawyer in [...]

Question: I want to bequest some funds to my family members in Israel after my death. I live in California. Will there be taxes to pay from my estate if I leave money to a foreigner living in [...]