When to ask questions of an estate planning attorney?
When to ask questions of an estate planning attorney?
While most estate-planning attorneys strive to make themselves available to their clients at any time, it’s important to know that an associate or paralegal will be available to answer questions in an emergency if your lawyer is not available. Here are several questions you should ask yourself:
Is there a Wills and Estates planning forum in Australia?
The Wills and Estates Planning Law forum is for Australian legal topics related to wills, contesting a will, beneficiary rights, estate planning, power of attorney and probate law as well as the Public Trustee.
When do you need to hire an estate attorney?
Once you die your family needs your Will to start settling your estate. Once submitted to Probate, which is when the court makes sure the Will is authentic, things can get complex and you’ll most likely want to hire an estate attorney to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible. If it all works out well, it could take a few months.
Do you need an attorney to ask a legal question?
I think it’s fantastic that anyone who needs it can get sound legal advice – people who don’t have attorneys on retainer don’t need to be intimidated by those who do. I got the answer I needed in a timely manner. Thank you. I asked a very specific question and the lawyer that answered my question did a MAGNIFICENT job answering it!
Do you need parental permission to question a child?
But police are not required to contact parents or obtain parental permission before approaching and questioning a child.
What to ask an attorney about a living trust?
Most attorneys do recommend you also draw up a power of attorney which will authorize someone else to make legal and financial decisions on your behalf so that there is no question you have someone to handle decisions should you be unable to do so. What Is the Difference Between a Living Trust vs. Will?
Can a police officer question a child in the street?
Featured In. If police, including officers on the street and school police officers, begin questioning a child and the child asks to call a parent or have a parent present, the police should stop and allow the child to do so. But police are not required to contact parents or obtain parental permission before approaching and questioning a child.
Who is the executor of my mother’s estate?
Ask a lawyer – it’s free! Currently, as long as the property was your mother’s, her estate owns the property, not you. As executor, you are the one with the authority to make all of the decisions with regard to the property, but you do owe a fiduciary duty to the heirs (presumably, to you and to your sister)to maximize its value.
What to ask an estate attorney after death?
If you are working with an estate attorney, asking the right questions can make a world of difference and minimize the stress and financial pain involved with this difficult time in your life. Here are some critical questions you should ask when you meet with an estate attorney in the wake of a loved one’s death.
What should I know about my deceased mother’s estate?
You should know that assets in joint names or with a named beneficiary go to the joint tenant or beneficiary. You should also know that separate property (such as inherited property) goes one third to the husband and two thirds to her children, if there is no will or trust.
Do you have any rights to your mother’s house?
Quite possibly, if she died without a will or trust and the property is in her name alone. * This will flag comments for moderators to take action. If mother “owned” the home with step-father, as husband and wife, or “tenants by the entireties” then the house is his and you and your brother have no rights.
If you are working with an estate attorney, asking the right questions can make a world of difference and minimize the stress and financial pain involved with this difficult time in your life. Here are some critical questions you should ask when you meet with an estate attorney in the wake of a loved one’s death.
What happens to a deceased mother’s house in Missouri?
In Missouri, if your mother has a will, then her assets go by the terms of the will. If she does not have a will and the house is in her name and her deceased husband’s name, then the intestacy statute has the estate going 50% to her husband and the remaining split between your mother’s children.
What should I do if my mother left no will?
If your mother left no will (which seems to generate a lot of the questions on this site) then you and your brother now own the home along with your stepfather, subject to the proper administration of your mother’s estate. Contact a probate attorney and begin the probate.