Question: My mother is 90 years old and in good health but never planned for leaving this earth. She is a single woman and I am her daughter. She owes $23,000 on her home and lives off of Social [...]
Question: Who can I name to take care of my estate if my children and family are estranged from me and I don’t have any friends I would trust to handle things? What are my options here? [...]
Question: We had a community property agreement and wills prepared in Washington state, where we resided for many years. We are now residents of Arizona, which is also a community property state. [...]
Question: My brother and I are about ready to get my mother to make out her will and a revocable trust. How do you make sure that the will is not contestable? Is there a way to do that and what [...]
Question: I’d appreciate your opinion on whether my two daughters should have wills, and if so, whether they should create them using software such as LegalZoom or Quicken WillMaker versus having [...]
Question: I have a health care proxy which is current. I have an old will but since my husband has died, the will also includes a directive that all assets should go to our children. The will is [...]
Question: What subjects in a last will are interchangeable within all states? If I move frequently due to my company is there anything on my will I know will always be valid or do I have to pay [...]
Traditionally, estates have been passed down by “per stirpes” descent. More recently, this system has been replaced by the “per capita by each generation” system. Only an [...]
Question: I am the social worker at a medical clinic and our doctors are frequently told by patients that their lawyer, neurologist, or someone else , told them to have the PCP determine capacity [...]
Everyone talks about probate and avoiding probate, but what is “probate?” And what is “probate property?” Probate is the judicial process through which property you own [...]
