When a family fight breaks out over an estate, the person in charge of the estate is usually the first target. An heir thinks the executor is the wrong person for the job, asks the probate judge to remove her, and the judge says no. The heir’s next thought is obvious: appeal, and appeal now,...KEEP READING
A lot of people think a will does its job the moment someone dies. The will says the house goes to you, so the house is yours. You keep living there, paying the taxes and fixing the roof, and nobody says otherwise. Then years later you try to sell, refinance, or hire a contractor, and...KEEP READING
