Estate Basics

Which is more appropriate for me, a simple Will or an A/B Will?. I am 71 male (wife 66), net worth 1.7 million (equally divided; joint, spouse, me), the latter is an IRA. Full lifetime exclusion remains intact.

I am a partner in a medical group and we are thinking about buying into a surgi-center with another medical group. What information do we need to proceed with this venture?

How do I obtain a free copy of a living will form from your website?

Can a wife sign her husband’s name on a request for medical information without his permission? Can a wife be legally responsible if her husband later says he didn’t consent? What if the wife states that she has signed husband’s name many times before with permission.

I am re-married with an adopted son from my first marriage and adopted son from my present wife. I have two step-daughters. If I die tomorrow, won’t all my estate go equally to my wife (50%) and my two sons (50%) regardless of how I would rather have it divided? Could I have 50% go…

How small (market value of the assets) does a trust have to get before it can be terminated?

Much is said about the care a successor trustee on a trust must exercise. But, how does the non-lawyer to whom such duties are given protect himself and avoid being caught in a crossfire between unhappy beneficiaries and the successor trustee’ who, perhaps, over-delegated and now might blame the ‘non-lawyer’?

I live in State X A person has a life estate on certain land. Her three children named on the estate papers. Can a will be made to make sure that the land is divided as she requests? Can this be done before her death? There is a lot of confusion about who is to…

Internet information is overwhleming and attorneys are expensive! Where can I get free info (and forms) to make sense of it all?

How do I become my sisters Guardian. She is mentally challenged and physically challenged. My mother is dying of cancer and other than the will, there is nothing set up for her, and she cannot manage anything.