My brother is the trustee of our parents' $10 million estate. He's threatened to bleed the estate dry. What now?

One of the line-item expenses in the estate documents presented by my brother was for funeral expenses of $20,000. Evidently, he held an elaborate funeral at his country club. We were not invited or ...

My husband, 73, is giving me a life estate in his home, yet leaving his son a $200K Porsche. Is this cause for divorce?

If your husband does predecease you, you would also be entitled to 100% of his Social Security amount. You would still be eligible for this if you divorce because you are in your 70s (you need to be ...
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Score Another Round for the Estate: First Department Upholds Right of Deceased LLC Member’s Executor to Pursue Member Rights

In recent years this blog has closely followed caselaw developments concerning the powers of estate representatives of deceased LLC members ...

My sister just died and left me as the trustee for my 12-year-old nephew’s $100,000 inheritance. It’s a lot of responsibility — what do I do first?

When an adult inherits money, there is often freedom in how they can use it, unless specified otherwise through a will or ...