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Can I gift cash and as well pay for a vehicle for my brother ? I am a married individual

Can I gift 38,000 cash as well pay cash for a vehicle for my brother ? Vehicle will be 40-60k I am a married individual. I live in Pennsylvania he li

Do you have to pay taxes on gifting your settlement check?

My father-in-law is going to get a settlement of 3 million from a injury and wants to gift it to my husband but wants to know if he will have to pay t

My sister coerced my mother to sign over her trust to her. There is lots of foul play and strange twists. What is the best way to proceed?

My sister has isolated and separated my mother from all close family relations and friends including me, her son, my kids, her grandchildren, her niece whom my mother was a second "mom" to which broke her heart. My sister claims that all of us, including my mom, emotionally abused her and then told my mom that for retribution for said abuse should be giving her the whole trust. My sister used a therapist to convince my mom of this abuse which there has been none. We got a letter two years ago through this therapist supposedly written by my mother that if we did not apologize to my sister in writing and admit guilt that me and my wife and children would be kicked out of the family. We have never ever spoken to the therapist. None of us did as asked as we have no guilt in the matter. My sister has had a pampered life. Recently I got a note from my mom saying that she wanted to live with me and that she had signed the whole trust over to my sister. I have many more details...

Can individuals as part of a trust gift tax free up to the lifetime exemption?

individuals named in a trust wish to independently gift under the individual lifetime exemption so that both the giver and receiver do not incur a tax

What do I need to file a petition or motion ?

We was never notified about personal representative ..the PR has done nothing judge ordered her to do...the PR has put the home in her mom's name with

Washington State Law Question - Will / Revocable Living Trust governed under WA law - Trustor died in Texas

Probate is currently in TX. Will is a pour over to a Revocable Living (Inter Vivos) Trust governed by Washington law. Since the Trust is governed by

Were my privacy rights violated?

So, at my ol job they offered eployee discounts. You would swipe your bank card and then receive a discount on whatever you bought. So, one day a cu

I filed for unemployment, can my old employer sue me?

I was terminated from my job 9/20. I was completely blind sided. I’ve never had any write ups or been talked to about any behavior. The owner didn’t r

Probate Will

My father recently passed away and left things to my stepmother. She is in hospice care now and my father’s will has not been probated yet. What happens to the items he left her if she passes before it is probated?

transfering cars

spouse died no will spouse has 2 sons we all agree on everything you can only transfer one car without a letter of testment why cant i just get this letter or what do i need to get it

I have all my fathers bank accounts joint with me was wondering if that was good I also have joint ownership on his property he has life estate

no issues yet just want to preplan

Want a living will and power of attorney

Need for health issues

If my name is on the deed can a sibling contest this after my father dies?

Father died

I own a condo as joint tenants, do I need to probate in fla since I live in ct?

I have an ailing father that I own a condo with as joint tenants. A relative is living in the condo but The question is once my father passes, do I need to probate in Florida or does it just pass to me and I file a death certificate?

How do i go about getting the deed changed on a house/property, the will was probated.

My grandfather passed away and allowing his wife to live in the house as long as she was alive or able to live there. The will stated that the house would then go to my mother and aunt. My aunt passed away a few years ago , then leaving my mother as the heir. She just passed away in January of 2024. The wife of my grandfather passed away in MArch of 2024. What needs to be done or how do we go about changing the name on the deed so we can sell the property.

How to do an irrevocable will?

My father passed away a few years back and left his home to myself and my 3 siblings. My brother, who is 66 and disabled, is actually the person who l

Probate,estate?

Brother n sister n law have stold and are stealing from estate.will not show me financial records,as I have asked, nor the will,or provide me with de

When a widow is trustee of the family revocable trust and remarries another person not in the trust is commingling a concern?

Can the new husband add his name to the utility billing in case the owner of the home which is in the trust becomes incapacitated or dies? Or is this.

How do I remove an Appointment for Conservatorship of a Minor?

My daughter was four when she was hit by a car. There was an insurance settlement issued when she was six. I was appointed to the Conservatorship o

If my mother has passed and was on Medicaid and she had a life insurance policy that she owed who is entitled to the money. Beneficiaries or Medicaid

Mother was in nursing home and she pared. She has a life insurance policy with me, my sister and grandson as beneficiaries. I am being told that since she owed the policy that Medicaid gets the money