Estates

You need to review the document that created the trust. A trust should contain all the provisions necessary to the management of the trust property by the trustee. It should recite all the powers of the trustee and what should happen to the trust property at the termination of the trust.

Title to trust property stands in the name of the trustee who holds title in the name of the trust. The type of trust you refer to usually has detailed instructions as to how the trust property should be distributed upon the death of the grantor and how that property should be transferred by the trustee.

If there is a will the will should name an executor and the estate must be probated. While the "estate" is liable for the bills, it is the executor who is authorized to settle them out and pay them once they have been appointed by the probate court. The debts must be paid before any property can be distributed to the heirs.

Not if she already paid taxes on it, or she can gift up to 12k a year.

Not enough information is given.

To find the value of the estate, you need to know either the daughter's share or the fractional part of the estate received by the son. Neither item of information is given.

The fee owner unless those issues are set forth in the document that created the life estate.

The executor's fee is generally set by state law.

If the beneficiary predeceased the testator and there is no contingent beneficiary named in the will the property will be distributed as intestate property under the state laws of intestacy as if there was no will. You can check the laws of your state at the related question link provided below.

Generally, almost any property can be reached by a creditor if they can find it. There is usually a statutory provision that allows a creditor to attach property of a debtor that is in the hands of some third party. In Massachusetts it's called trustee process.

It is certainly legal to do so. The executor must decide on what is appropriate and may charge rent.

yes that is the legal way of handdling the matter

what is the power of attorney duties for a living will?

You need to review the document that created the trust to determine what can and cannot be done with the trust property and who can do it. A trust is managed by a trustee. The trust document will tell you the identity of the trustee and will also set forth all the powers of the trustee.

A will doesn't become active until the testator has died. The testator is free to give away property while living. Only property owned at death can pass under the will.

Many people don't update their wills. If the property was given to someone during the life of the testator then it can't become part of the estate. In this case, the testator may have given the property away because they new the person who was to receive it by the will had already died.

The recipient of the property owns it.

yes,you can.

You can try to sue in a court of equity. You would need proof that you paid the taxes and the court could not go back for the full thirty years. The statute of limitations would be much shorter- three to five years in most cases. You need to consult with an attorney who can review your situation, determine what your options are and draft your complaint if you decide to sue.

When Louis XVI called the estates general the taxes went up and evrything such as leather was far beyond more expensive

Generally, if the creditor discovers that you have an inheritance coming it can attach the inheritance by filing in probate. There are people who regularly monitor new probate filings in many jurisdictions in order to create a data base of heirs that can be checked by creditors for a fee. Not all areas are covered. Your creditor may find your inheritance and it may not. If nothing is filed to notify the probate court of your debt then the administrator or executor can pay over the inheritance to you.

A male beneficiary.

You must review the trust document for the provision that addresses the appointment of a successor trustee.

You must look to the trust for your answer. A trust document contains all the provisions necessary for the management of the trust by the trustee. There should be provisions for the sale of assets by the trustee. Those provisions must be followed.

No. Any assets held by you and your spouse as joint tenants became your sole property automatically upon his/her death. You are the sole owner.

Any property owned solely by the decedent would pass according to a will or according to the state laws of intestacy if there was no will. You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the link provided below.

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You need to review the language in the document that created the trust for your answer. ALL the provisions of a trust and the powers of the trustee must be set forth in the trust document. You would be looking for the section dealing with trustees powers and under that the power to sell and convey real estate.

The church, the upper class, and the lower class.

It's more of how you perceive them to be though.

The original Three Estates, as you may already know, are the church, the nobility, and the peasants. So if you were to translate that to today, the nobility would be those wealthiest in our society, and the peasants are those who are the lowest on the totem pole. The lower working class.

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