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Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate

Procedure For Resigning As Executor     (18-AUG-08)
Where Should A Will Be Probated?     (11-AUG-08)
Can A Power Of Attorney Be Voided Due To Incompetence?     (04-AUG-08)
Eligibility Of Person To Be Appointed Estate Administrator     (28-JUL-08)
Can Sister Act As Administrator Of Brother's Estate?     (21-JUL-08)
Can An Executor Be Paid For Time Spent Administering An Estate?     (14-JUL-08)
What Happens To A Person's Estate When There Is No Will?     (07-JUL-08)
How Are Legal Fees Determined?     (30-JUN-08)
Administering An Estate Without A Will.     (23-JUN-08)
Rights of A Divorced Spouse In The Estate Of The Deceased Former Spouse?     (16-JUN-08)
Does A Change To Joint Tenancy Override An Earlier Will?     (09-JUN-08)
Should We Have Wills?     (02-JUN-08)
Who Has A Right To Be A Trustee Of A Trust?     (26-MAY-08)
How To Settle An Estate     (19-MAY-08)
Should Heirs Keep Up The Mortgage Payments?     (12-MAY-08)
When Should The Will Be Filed In Surrogate's Court?     (05-MAY-08)
How Can Grandson Determine If Deceased Grandmother Included Him In Her Will?     (28-APR-08)
Did The Executor Of The Estate Value The Estate Too High?     (21-APR-08)
Does Each Executor Receive A Full Commission?     (14-APR-08)
Renouncing Dispositions Of Property Belonging To A Decedent     (07-APR-08)
Spouse's Rights In The Estate When There Is No Pre Or Post-Nuptial Agreement     (31-MAR-08)
Can A Power Of Attorney Be Obtained After The Death Of The Principal?     (24-MAR-08)
Does Former Spouse Inherit From Former Inlaws?     (17-MAR-08)
Who Should Be Named On The Insurance Policy For A Trust Of Real Estate?     (10-MAR-08)
Allocation Of Estate Taxes     (25-FEB-08)
How to Administer A Small Estate     (18-FEB-08)
Can Grandchildren Be Disinherited?     (11-FEB-08)
What To Do About A Miscreant Lawyer?     (04-FEB-08)
Validity Of Will     (28-JAN-08)
Grandchildren's Rights In Grandmother's Estate When A Parent Predeceases The Grandmother     (21-JAN-08)
Must An Estate Be Opened When The Deceased Spouse Owned Nothing?     (14-JAN-08)
Is It Legal For A Parent To Leave Nothing To A Child?     (07-JAN-08)
Can A Non-New Yorker Be The Executor/Executrix Of A New York Estate?     (31-DEC-07)
Nephew Questions Actions Of Uncle-Lawyer-Executor     (24-DEC-07)
Can The Creditor File A Lien If They Weren't Paid Out Of The Estate?     (10-DEC-07)

Who Gets A Bequest When The Beneficiary Predeceases The Person Who Made The Will?     (03-DEC-07)

Charging Trust Income Or Principal For Commissions And Legal Fees     (26-NOV-07)
Distributing The Estate Of A Person With No Wife Or Children     (12-NOV-07)
Can An Amendment To A Trust Be Challenged?     (05-NOV-07)

Can Creditors Sue Estate Beneficiaries For Unpaid Debts Owed By The Decedent?     (29-OCT-07)

How To Deed Property To Heirs     (22-OCT-07)
Executor Won't Disclose Financial Details Of The Estate     (15-OCT-07)
Is An Oral Will Valid?     (08-OCT-07)
What Controls Succession, A Deed Or A Trust?     (01-OCT-07)
Changing A Will To Delete A Deceased Relative     (24-SEP-07)
Son And Daughter Left Out Of Dad's Will     (17-SEP-07)
What Happens When Two Executors Disagree?     (10-SEP-07)
Eligibility To Act As Executor     (03-SEP-07)
Small Estate Administration     (27-AUG-07)
How To Protect Interests Of Estate Beneficiary?     (20-AUG-07)
Obtaining The Title To The Deceased Mother's Home     (13-AUG-07)
Do Multiple Executors Get Full Commissions?     (06-AUG-07)
Dealing With An Uncooperative Executor     (30-JUL-07)
How Much Are Executor's Commissions In New York?     (23-JUL-07)

When Should Estate Funds Be Distributed To The Beneficiaries?     (16-JUL-07)

Must A Will Be Probated?     (09-JUL-07)
Time Constraints On Executor     (02-JUL-07)
Is an executor responsible for the debts of the deceased?     (25-JUN-07)
Is A 6 Percent Legal Fee For An Estate Reasonable?     (11-JUN-07)
Can Foreign Country Residents Inherit New York Property?     (04-JUN-07)

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