Two Shady Probate Attorney Ploys

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The attorney and court involved probate process can be difficult. And heirs are sometimes misled by the attorney who wrote the will.
Estate attorneys know that the real money in writing wills is not in the writing in the will, but in the probate of the will after the testator dies. Legal fees for probate typically far exceed the legal fees for the creation of the last will and testament.
Some lawyer offer "as a courtesy" to their clients, to keep the client's original will. Lawyers know thta the original will must be produced upon the death of the testator. But by keeping the will, the attorney knows that the executor and heirs must "come through the attorney" to get access to any inheritance after the testator dies.
Other lawyers, when drafting wills, include a provision that the attorney is appointed as the attorney for the executor or the estate. While the provision is nonbinding. the provision misleads executors and heirs into thinking that the heirs are "stuck" using the legal services of the attorney who wrote the will, and thus stuck with whatever arrangements the attorney makes up.
Probate can be hard enough. Those in charge of completing it should not have to feel misled that they are forced to use the legal services of a particular attorney.
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[@BillZo739]

I think movies are partially responsible for this, too. The classic lawyer reading the will to the family in an office scene!

[@marycain5668]

I'm still going through probate a year and 1/2 later. Just listening to your videos faithfully. It rang up huge amounts of probate charges to the lawyer in the midst of the trial my lawyer died and I had to find another one and that was a mess . Yep 95 he was.

[@AndrewsGuitarChannel]

Thanks for this. My mother's will is with her lawyer. I have no wish to use him for probate. Both my mother and myself thought he was sleezy.

[@normanmayer5209]

Thanks for the clarification. This is what happened in my father's case. His will was held at the lawyer's. When I went to retrieve it the paralegal sat me down and outlined their fee to probate the will. I told her that I planned to try doing it myself as I had a kit with all the forms and procedures. She said she was aware of someone who had tried but wasn't sure how it had turned out--possibly hoping I would conclude not that well. I went ahead anyway. It worked out and I learned a lot in the process.

[@lotusriche4505]

Congratulations on sticking to handling the process. Can you provide some pointers?

[@normanmayer5209]

@@lotusriche4505 there is a community law group here that has a guide they developed for "small" estates but quite frankly it would work in most cases regardless of the size of the estate. If you can find such a resource in your locale start there. If you don't have such an organization, check your law society or justice department for any guides they may have. I had to prepare a list of estate assets and their valuation. This wasn't as hard as it sounds. As long values look reasonable who's going to argue? The tricky part is getting all the required forms just right. The first time I submitted them to court clerk wouldn't offer any advice or comment. They were returned to me with instructions for what needed fixing. When I returned to refile them it turned out that I still had one thing wrong but rather than send me away, the clerk helped me fix it and, since she was a commissioner of oaths, witnessed my signature. The refiling fee was $5 which is pretty cheap tuition.

[@normanmayer5209]

One thing I did get wrong was including bank account numbers rather than just the account balances. Once probated the will is a public document available to all. Not sure how Prince Philip's will can be kept confidential for 99 years.

[@gwyneth7812]

well done you - two fingers to them ;)

[@mmmotives7452]

Can you share the kit Sir?

[@ErikRocha_cnvr]

My siblings and I lost our dad and stepmom and her family is claiming ownership to everything. It’s a nightmare dealing with them and this whole process. We are also finding out the process doesn’t mean we have rights.

[@gwyneth7812]

It is a shocking and stressful process - how is it going?

[@justpauseforamoment534]

telle me about it, no one wants heirs to get anything, lawyers probates etc... its a pack of wolves that you need to reduce the number, because it will remain some wolves anyways

[@jauxniece5244]

SERIOUSLY IN THIS NOW!!!

[@gwyneth7812]

@@jauxniece5244 Good luck

[@gwyneth7812]

@@justpauseforamoment534 You are right and the wolves are protected by the system - that i have found out!

[@debbiewhite3270]

TY. As I've been watching all ur videos, I questioned why our attorney hadn't suggested a trust & did the will we requested. It makes much more sense now that he said it was customary for his clients to leave the original w him for safekeeping. More people need to be educated.

[@kennethkirk4944]

Another one is when the lawyer says "oh, you don't need to avoid probate, it's not that bad in this state, just get a simple will".

[@a7c777]

I would literally get up and leave if a lawyer told me that.

[@gwyneth7812]

@@a7c777 good for you

[@a7c777]

@@gwyneth7812 K thanks

[@AttorneyFredLong]

This is very much true in Pennsylvania. Trust administration has many of the same rules, and much of the process is identical to probate. Probate fees are low, almost always less than the cost of preparing a revocable trust. Worse, if the person did not properly fund the trust (partially funded) which happens a lot, you’ll have to probate AND administer the trust and if you hire a lawyer to do it, you’re going to get charged more because it is more work. Avoiding probate with retirement accounts is great, but complete avoidance is difficult and an estate without liquidity puts the executor in a tough spot to pay bills and taxes (in states like PA that still have death taxes). Hope this is helpful!

[@nadinebent4718]

​@@AttorneyFredLong Can a third be appointed in probate bc the family dont trust the estate executor or the other person who also have a will stating that person as a estate executor..

[@firstlady...]

Your videos have been so valuable in assisting me navigate through the probate system...

[@rosepetals8181]

They know...an GOD KNOWS,EXPOSING THEM ALL,DISHONESTY HAS NO PLACE WORKING IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

[@aclmovement]

wow.. I know they are out there. They are soo willing to help after they type in that address and see whats available for them! This is why knowledge pays the best INTEREST! Thank you for this content now i know to have my paperwork revised after i read it and ask questions.

[@dorothyhome577]

Your a good man. Thank you for your honesty & provocative insight❣️

[@antoniosaxon8605]

yes, However he NEVER EXPLORES THE ELDER BUSE SIDE THAT IS SO PREVALENT NOW. TURST ATTORNEYS, ASSET PROTECTION ATTORNEYS ARE AS CRIMINAL AS ANY STREET CRIMINAL. HOWEVER, IT IS A BOOMING BUSINESS POPULATED BY NOT ALL, BUT MOSTLY CORRUPT ATTORNEYS, PRIVATE TRUST PROTECTORS, GUARDIANS, CONSERVATORS AND ALSO JUDGES- City, County and State. #STOPFINANCIALELDERABUSE

[@dorothyhome577]

@@antoniosaxon8605 There was a woman attorney who was straightforward with regards to this matter. Her video was pulled... as are most that reveal the truth today. Censorship is an extremely threatening matter today! The Delphi technique and backlighting has prevailed for too long now. The entire legal sewer system is revoltingly, VICIOUSLY ABUSIVE, and corrupt to the core... A bunch of psychopathic narcissists has been running the planet for too long now.

[@janetwalsh929]

I hired a lawyer to read the nursing home contract where my father was placed .they scammed me and they thought I would hire them for probate court..lol they actually denied the fact that I gave them my father's signed will when I asked for it back.mafter I bitched up a storm at their business they produced the signed copy. My current lawyer is going to go after them for a refund of the 6k I paid.

[@dks13827]

I enjoyed watching my cousins do probate for 8 years for the family farm. Oklahoma. It stinks to high heaven.

[@jeanjo8626]

You are so awesome! I love the way you present your info in such a humble way. Clearly, you are very knowledgeable, and kind, to share your valuable education regarding estates. If you lived in my state, you would…..without a doubt, be my attorney!

[@natasha6607]

Great tips, we have an appt with an estate planning law firm, now we know what to look out for.

[@antoniosaxon8605]

yes, However he NEVER EXPLORES THE ELDER BUSE SIDE THAT IS SO PREVALENT NOW. TURST ATTORNEYS, ASSET PROTECTION ATTORNEYS ARE AS CRIMINAL AS ANY STREET CRIMINAL. HOWEVER, IT IS A BOOMING BUSINESS POPULATED BY NOT ALL, BUT MOSTLY CORRUPT ATTORNEYS, PRIVATE TRUST PROTECTORS, GUARDIANS, CONSERVATORS AND ALSO JUDGES- City, County and State. #STOPFINANCIALELDERABUSE

[@antoniosaxon8605]

This is By Far the Most Informative of all your video's- thank you

[@wanderfulescape773]

I’m battling my custodian of my UTMA account for access since I’m passed the age of majority and I was told by the clerk that the probate court is limited in its capacity. They refused to do my motion for summary judgment. I’m trying to get my case transferred to Civil court but the clerk isn’t returning my calls. They said they’d call back on Thursday and never did. I called and left a message. I also just placed a motion to transfer. I’m appalled how slow the probate courts are. I’ve been going in this a year so far. I heard it takes years. It shouldn’t be like this to get justice from an abusive custodian!

[@SiWan223]

I appreciate all of your videos.

[@gwyneth7812]

The lawyer kept the original will and hid it, then colluded with my half brother who forged another one.

[@JimTheCurator]

Who was the lawyer, Saul Goodman?

[@judeffr]

Thankyou!! Even though I am from australia your videos have been a fantastic starting point.

[@fabricatedreality8218]

Thank you for these videos. I need info to deal with a family member who died intestate. I learned a lot. Now off to see a lawyer.

[@Srode1999]

In Maryland, each county has a Register of Wills, which is part of the Orphan's Court and handles probate. The Register of Wills keeps wills on file. I don't know if lawyers are required to file wills with the RoW but it is best to see if your local probate court does the same.

[@number1angel66]

Thank you this was a very informative video! I appreciate all you do. Blessings to all in love and light.🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💙🙏🏼🧡🙏🏼💛🙏🏼💚🙏🏼

[@sivhuskycarrillo8395]

Thank you sr for you time and honesty

[@vw4x4]

What about a lawyer who writes the will appoints themselves in the will as the executor? Is this even legal?

[@Test7017]

Yes if the client says it's ok

[@gwyneth7812]

My experience is not to trust solicitors. Dads solicitor of 40 years, who he trusted screwed us over royally kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZbKhnuubtCAias probate fraud and theft is a big earner. What i have also found is that no-one holds them to account.

[@marycain5668]

He addresses that on other videos.

[@vw4x4]

@@marycain5668 Really? Don't post useless info.

[@maggie-iv6ot]

What about attending being co - executive of will Esteate .

[@corinadiaz9505]

I enjoy listening to Mr Balaise, I’ve learned a lot considering I have lawyers that never met with me to show me the steps to probate. Ihad to learn about probate by listening to him

[@antoniosaxon8605]

yes, However he NEVER EXPLORES THE ELDER BUSE SIDE THAT IS SO PREVALENT NOW. TURST ATTORNEYS, ASSET PROTECTION ATTORNEYS ARE AS CRIMINAL AS ANY STREET CRIMINAL. HOWEVER, IT IS A BOOMING BUSINESS POPULATED BY NOT ALL, BUT MOSTLY CORRUPT ATTORNEYS, PRIVATE TRUST PROTECTORS, GUARDIANS, CONSERVATORS AND ALSO JUDGES- City, County and State. #STOPFINANCIALELDERABUSE

[@colleenkochman9656]

Thank You for the heads up

[@dks13827]

Priceless info !!! Only naive folks would fall for it.................... but, we all are like that, sometimes.

[@2901nc]

Or grieving, or wanting to avoid family squabbles, or don't have good firsthand knowledge of what the decedent wanted.

[@2901nc]

So if you are writing your will... Share your wishes and keep people up to date! There are many misconceptions and unfortunately people rely on their friends instead of asking an attorney. Take a breather to consumer the information before engaging an attorney.

[@BillSias-op7xw]

Attorneys roll the documents over to the Bar which appoints an attorney or find your own attorney.

[@lindabennison4167]

Thank you .great answer

[@gwalker5058]

Thank u so much for the info.

[@joannedobkin3363]

I’m dealing with a nightmare executor that used his position to punish me with his power. Now it’s the accounting phase and I can’t sign off the shady stuff continues in that document. What do you do if you want your rightful inheritance but you’re being bullied to sign something shady to get it ? Even threatened that you will pay money for the right to not sign off on it. They said I will be forced into court. Did my mother want this when she drew up her will ???? Definitely NO !!!!!

[@devonstallworth6351]

What exactly is shady that they want you to sign? If you can prove they are shady or have good reason, you can petition to the right court to have them removed. Is the executor a family member or family friend? Also they are entitled to 4 to 6%.

[@DebsMcC69]

This is exactly what’s happening to us!!

[@MKG4837]

Wow, I learn so much from each video. Unfortunately it's in hindsight 2014 to present time. My situation is not common but it could be a 3 part soap opera 😂 I share with many people who need to see it coming and get prepared.

[@animicheal5020]

Thank you for these videos. Now what can we do with attorneys setting up contention to pressure parties to probate and then game on...they're in the money?

[@Yah_ThatsMe]

Great video , on point !

[@myutube6422]

A crooked/unethical lawyer, who would have thought????

[@antoniosaxon8605]

yes, However he NEVER EXPLORES THE ELDER BUSE SIDE THAT IS SO PREVALENT NOW. TURST ATTORNEYS, ASSET PROTECTION ATTORNEYS ARE AS CRIMINAL AS ANY STREET CRIMINAL. HOWEVER, IT IS A BOOMING BUSINESS POPULATED BY NOT ALL, BUT MOSTLY CORRUPT ATTORNEYS, PRIVATE TRUST PROTECTORS, GUARDIANS, CONSERVATORS AND ALSO JUDGES- City, County and State. #STOPFINANCIALELDERABUSE

[@gwyneth7812]

yeah right!

[@r3r7commission]

Thankyou for all you do Paul. I have what may be an unusual question and it is this; What if the family of the deceased fails to file in probate for a property being managed by me? I was the renter/manager for a dear friend and she passed a few months ago and the family has shut me out completely. I am still carrying on as I have sense 2017 concerning this home which is in Nevada. I pay ALL bills etc. The deceased's primary home is in Washington State. Thankyou 😢

[@worldclassrealtors]

Great content

[@alphamale2363]

Thanks! You seem like an honest man (for a lawyer) 😉.

[@suerosenfeld4612]

My attorney said I need to prepare a statutory notice. What is that?

[@dogluvrgoogoo2145]

Your videos are fascinating,

[@drabmeraz7827]

I contacted the lawyer that was handling my mom's estate ,,he said he's not actually even a probate attorney and I should call another one and have me his number, so I called the other guy ,,I ended up paying him thousands of dollars and going through a bunch of bullshit for him to tell me three months later that the guy who originally told me to call him already did everything literally paid him over two thousand dollars to do nothing ,,is there any legal action I can take against him because it's obvious they were friends and I got played

[@kelliewood9544]

Yes, you can get justice. You can contact your state bar and file a complaint of deceptive, fraudulent, and unprofessional conduct. They will suspend or revoke the attorneys license and can sometimes get a court order to refund you with treble damages.

[@sheiladamron5630]

My mom died and she left a will giving us the house and land.we haven't went through probate on it because our executor says his lawyer says he don't have to probate it. So now our stepfather went and got executor rights on the house and then to top it off he went and paid taxes on the place that wasn't even due yet. Then went to lawyer and got deed made for him. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT CAN I DO.

[@stephanieharries7746]

Hey Paul I really appreciate your videos they're so straightforward and they make you feel like you're worth listening to like like you care about the people and you really want us to understand and also I would just like to thank you just now you told me to hit the like button and you explained what hitting the like button does and I all this time I've been hitting the like button for different videos and I did not know what that actually did you said that it tells you to about the video and that to keep showing your videos and I'm like well thank you for clarifying that because I had an idea what it did but I didn't know exactly so obviously you're not just a great attorney you're also a good teacher as well I mean my mother was a teacher so I think I know good teaching she was an excellent teacher and people can either teach her they can't I've learned and you're one of those people who actually cares about people learning is my mother also cared about her students

[@azwesjr]

That part saying the lawyer being the attorney for the personal rep is in my moms will

[@billklintworth43]

Yes, I had a cheesy money grabbing lawyer that pressured us HARD to have him hold the will for “safe keeping”. I wasn’t happy with him because he didn’t give full disclosure in stating his fees to write up the Will and POA. He was boarder line angry and gave me a hard time when I said I’m taking the will with me. He reminded me of a great joke. “What happens when you give a lawyer Viagara? He get taller😂”

[@MichaelSwan66]

Thank you for this video Thumb Button smashed :)

[@GoodMoneyBusiness20]

Thanks so much for sharing. In every industry are people who can give more of themselves. Equally there are many areas in which there are questionable behaviors. Thanks for being brave and standing in your truth, while arming the general public with the tools necessary to make informed decisions. My plan is to look into my own personal plan of action as well as paying it forward. So Patrick dies the attorney is holding onto the trust documents, does the attorney simply hand it over to wife Becky who is the name on the Trust? Then Becky simply take it to the various entities for disbursement? any help is greatly appreciated.

[@antoniosaxon8605]

yes, However he NEVER EXPLORES THE ELDER BUSE SIDE THAT IS SO PREVALENT NOW. TURST ATTORNEYS, ASSET PROTECTION ATTORNEYS ARE AS CRIMINAL AS ANY STREET CRIMINAL. HOWEVER, IT IS A BOOMING BUSINESS POPULATED BY NOT ALL, BUT MOSTLY CORRUPT ATTORNEYS, PRIVATE TRUST PROTECTORS, GUARDIANS, CONSERVATORS AND ALSO JUDGES- City, County and State. #STOPFINANCIALELDERABUSE

[@acornsucks2111]

My problem is not with heirs, its with the attorney who wants to control everything, move the money to his own bank, and has little time to answer questions to keep the executor updated.

[@gwyneth7812]

Is the matter/estate complete? - Beware solicitors - here is my experience. do not let them take control of your Will kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZbKhnuubtCAias

[@Angel_eyes___]

Ih hell no don't let him touch nothing. It will all vanish

[@justthings6405]

Sounds like I have to hire a lawyer to protect me from another lawyer. Greedy clients and greed from lawyers -- trust no one.

[@kamishajackson378]

My aunt’s attorney want us to sign a declination for a invalid will. Why? Could it be they have the original will and that decline letter will apply to all?

[@gwyneth7812]

"Where there's a Will there's a wage"!!

[@MightyOne-kl5my]

What if only half of the will was brought or shown ?... missing 4 of the last pages of eight, including process of appointing a new trustee

[@sabine3769]

I dont trust any attorney. Thats exactly what my attorney did to my spouse.

[@evak44]

i am learning so much from your videos thanks .please anyone ever heard that original will was lost at court waiting for probate almost a year now while me as a executor and beneficiary looking after all expenses and maintenance for smal state. I was told without original will i have no right to anything but i can claim expenses at same place ? Looks very promising

[@aprilmills5925]

My ex husband died 16 months ago, leaving everything to our daughter, now 27 but assigning his brother as PR. My daughter was never consulted on any of the estate decisions and she wants to challenge a lot of the charges the estate atty and PRs have made to the estate. To this point, they've taken around 60k (as far as we know because she's never gotten a full accounting). She'd hired two attys - one kept charging her for "asking the estate atty questions" but never coming up with any answers. The second one literally refused to submit any of her questions to either the estate atty or the magistrate. The magistrate told her to get an atty when she tried to ask the questions in court. The estate atty is now saying that if she insists on challenging the charges, it will "take longer" to close the estate. That was a month ago. So far, the estate atty has all of her inheritance and refuses to do anything to move forward. She's literally gving up on a 500k estate because she feels powerless. I don't know how else to help her.

[@richardbryanesq]

Yes it's a much better idea to give the original will to Billy Bob for safekeeping. Maybe Billy Bob will put the will with the spare tire for safekeeping. Or better yet, slip it into the headliner of the F-150 where it will be safe and sound, absolutely. Great idea; much better than in the lawyer's safe.

[@solearth]

How about when a crooked attorney drafts the wills for a husband convicted of domestic assault, and his wife suffering from Alzheimer's, at the same time? How about when the same attorney copied the section for the bulk of the estate, from the husband's will; bequeathing the bulk of the estate to "my wife. Should she not survive me, to my daughter..."(the wife never had any wife or daughter, but the husband had a daughter from a previous marriage). How about when the challenger of the will brings up the wife's inability to understand that she had no wife or daughter, when reading the will to sign it, and the attorney who wrote the will, and employed those who witnessed the signatures, blurts out under penalty of perjury (yes, she was sworn in as a witness, even though she was also advocating the case) that her client was of sound mind, she just did NOT read the will that she signed? How hard is it to get someone so crooked and incompetent disbarred?

[@cathy1760]

My husband is the executor of his father's estate that never had a Will. His father owned lots of commercial properties and a couple ranches. There is an attorney in California claiming that he will not use the proceeds from the sale of a ranch to pay off the estate debt UNTIL HE GETS HIS CUT/PAYMENT!!! HUH?! He works for the estate and his job is to write checks to debtors and banks to pay off loans/debt but he wants his cut BEFORE THIS. Please tell me this is not real? Help me to understand what's going on! Thank you!!!!

[@dks13827]

What you are saying is true.........and evil !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sfpelkey]

my uncle has paid thousands of dollars for his will.. now you're telling me the probate is going to cost more!?!?! my lord

[@tonyamedsker213]

Right!?!

[@DRventura333]

yeap, that is the Sad truth for many of us, guess that's why they push the Will so much because they know they will rack it in during Probate as the lawyer

[@bullgamer7343]

Is there a way of approaching an existing living trust without probate for simple questions no court. The original lawyer that created it won’t help or answer any questions. Example if the trustee was in parents account as a primary account holder since they were teenager and both parents pass away but in living trust that account was not added in living trust . Are you required to split that in living trust when it wasn’t listed in it?questions like this.wish every lawyer was nice and would explain it like this gentleman is doing.

[@rhymereason3449]

If you put everything into a Living Trust... how is the trustee not have even less oversight than an Executor would in Probate? Sounds like a double-edged sword...

[@savgoulis2826]

We have a golden rule in the uk but the solicitors/lawyers don't observe it. Lawyers are sharks when they really don't need to. If they did some actual work we would pay them but they work for No.1. Which is scary when you think of all the things we need them for. Crikes Scoob!!

[@gwyneth7812]

Yes, my eyes have been opened in the last 15 years after my father died. You are right re sharks. It was eye opening for me to learn the difference between law and legal. We actually dont need them and need to diss the legal in our lives.

[@erikdog2430]

A Trust eh?....didnt think of that ...needs lookin into...thank for that...US almost same as QLD

[@kimballentyne9069]

Heirs not told that aunt and uncle are usufruct on late parents' open Spanish Wills (all non-Spanish residents). How can heirs challenge this?

[@lindabennison4167]

A another ?. My property in holiday lakes in been fined .they say it is not clean enough. We are in the dark about how many fines they are doing .tell the end of the year .tell they give us our po dues. What lawyer do i need to fight them on this.

[@worldclassrealtors]

Keep post please

[@o.p.4254]

💯💯💯

[@Soulsurviver22]

Someone I know lost her brothers and there lawyer is asking for a lot of money and the judge is agreeing with there lawyer is that even lawful to grant a lawyer so much money ..his clients are dead shouldn’t the debt due with the client ..

[@Yah_ThatsMe]

FILE A CAVEAT

[@SarahLittlest]

Hi! .. Quick question, who's the best lawyer in Tennessee?

[@kevmontgomery4849]

A lawyer dies and goes up to heaven. When he gets there. there's a queue - miles long waiting to see St Peter. He joins the queue and then a sedan chair supported by 4 angels turns up. They motion him inside and whisk him to the front. He days to St Peter - "This is really nice, but why all this just for me?" St Peter says - "I've just checked how many hours you've billed and by my reckoning you must be at least 135 years old". The lawyer says - "I made a lot of money but I made sure my wife and kids will be OK because I set up trust funds for them". St Peter says - "OK, go through those Pearly Gates". The next guy in line hears this and says to St Peter - "I was a stockbroker and I made a lot of money, but I I didn't keep it all for myself - I gave 4 million to charity". St Peter says - "OK, go through those Pearly Gates". The next guy comes up and says - "I was a musician and I only made $10,000 in my whole life". St Peter says - "OK, go round the back, through the kitchen and up the stairs".

[@evacameron8670]

I made a new will plus I moved

[@saintlucifer6247]

I need help. It's been almost 3 years and still the lawyer is still holding my inheritance

[@BuzzJones]

I been trying to find a video on Lawyers named as Trust Protectors vs. Co-Trustee. The Lawyer I have said he normally writes it up as he is the "Co-Trustee" not "Trust Protector", is this normal or should I request he writes it as he is only the "Trust Protector" ?

[@SneekySecrets]

I've seen something about this. One thing is that stands out automatically is co-trustee typically must act with the other co-trustee. Living revokable trusts become irrevocable trusts upon death.

[@timslutz1830]

My wife was awarded 57% of her mother's property. And we are being told we are getting evicted and it's getting sold. Is this legal?

[@eddie1543]

What if deceased person didn't leave a will??

[@leevahal900]

Is there any thing preventing attorneys causing glitches in the process to charge more to the claimants. Im getting to many mabes or cant answer thats from my attorneys

[@gwyneth7812]

Hi there, i dont understand your second line - but in relation to your first line - glitches make them money, they love them!

[@evacameron8670]

Thresa Varnet left the practice so now the money is wasted for her

[@great-garden-watch]

At least the will is in safekeeping. I hoped my mother’s original estate attorney kept her will because we need to show previous will after some stranger talked her into naming her the sole beneficiary in a new will

[@2Ryled]

Omg horrible!

[@Threadbow]

Yeah registration is needed. Family can be devious

[@bonniehudson193]

I KNOW YOU ARE IN LOUISIANA BUT WHATIS HAPPENING TO US IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID IN THIS VIDEO. I am willing to pay anyone for advice without any responsibilities. To Whom it may concern, This is URGENT; WE NEED HELP. What do I do if a lawyer not only kept a will and didn't give it to anyone else? She has held on to the choice and held it for seven months now. According to the State Bar, this lawyer is mainly doing everything unethical. The lawyer still has not submitted the will to probate. The lawyer tried getting my sibling and me to sign a waiver of consent she mailed to each of us. My siblings and I had no idea what this even meant, and luckily none of the siblings signed it because we were made aware of the lawyer's deception almost too late. Nowhere did it say if we signed this waiver of consent that, we would have given up our rights to contest the will. It appeared if we signed, it was a good thing on my siblings and my part. Approximately six months later, we each received a citation to appear in court in NY, giving us less than a month. We are all in different states across the other side of the US. We do not have the finances to fly, much less hire an attorney. A judge informed me that the things this lawyer is doing are unethical. DIFFERENT states react in different ways but I definitely should contact the district attorney's office to see if you can be of help because what is going on is usually not the typical practice of an upstanding, ethical and reputable estate lawyer. The lawyer will not answer any emails or calls either. We cannot afford an attorney. Our mother suffered from bipolar and out of nowhere, our mother up and left where she lived for years to move to NY, where she ended up injured and alone with the promise from a nephew he would be there for her if she moved. Somehow he got her to make a codicil/new will. She made a will in 2017; it was on her computer before she moved to NY. The things this lawyer is doing are, in most other lawyers and courts' eyes, VERY SHADY. CAN THIS LAWYER GET AWAY WITH NOT ONLY BEING THE ONE WHO DRAFTED THE WILL BUT KEPT THE WILL AND MADE HERSELF THE INTENDED EXECUTOR'S LAWYER, WHO ALSO CONVENIENTLY ALSO BECAME THE SOLE BENEFICIARY TO EVERYTHING OUR MOTHER OWNS. Please- I have to speak to the judge next week, I am contesting, but I am helpless. I cannot afford an attorney. I was recently put on a kidney and pancreas transplant list as we speak and just had surgery because my vocal cords were paralyzed and I was suffocating, so they had to cut my voice box, and I lost much of my ability to speak. This all has happened to me in the past few months. What are my options, and can this lawyer get away with this unethical behavior?? Thank you very much. Jane 714-814-6218 Please TEXT if you can help. If you can call me, please text first so someone can speak for me. I only have a few days. To move from compulsiveness to choice is evolutionary. But to move from choice to choicelessness is revolutionary. By: Sadguru Make Everyday A Peachie Day with- Peachie News USA🍑 424-332-7968 (AKA: MIRA CAIPORA) PeachieNewsUSA.com (PLEASE NOTE: website under construction) Thank you for your patience, consideration, understanding, and support

[@tomchambers9787]

I haave recently found out that if I die in the state of Vriginia, the executor musst be a resident of Virginia or cannot act as teh executor. Is that true...

[@mia7065]

What about an attorney that wrote the will appoints himself as the attorney to handle the probate, and the executor, and the trustee? Now this attorney also wants to handle the farm management for a trust (which was included in the will)?!.

[@devonstallworth6351]

They can’t just appoint themselves, it has to be ✅ok’d by the owner of the will. What they do is give strong or subtle suggestions and recommendations.

[@belindalvmusic]

❤❤❤

[@Angel_eyes___]

All lawyers lie i was told So true

[@gwyneth7812]

yes, i cant tell you how many lies dads laywer of 40 years told us. False Wills, concealed assets, false invoices, false adjudications....... The worst thing is that the system - regulatory bodies, courts and police, all seem to protect them!

[@pennyusa8514]

I went to court yesterday my Mom has a collector car worth alot well my sister has a friend who's a lawyer we tried stopping my sister from selling the car we want the car sold just not by her. She wants storage fee's because she stored it in het garage there's gonna be a appraisal fee and on and on everything will turn out favorable for my sister. The judge would not even let us say anything it was a joke we don't have the money to hire a lawyer my sister's friend isn't charging her anything. The will say's the car was to be sold and money go to the grandchildren which that won't happen. Is there anything that can be done we will have no clue about ANYTHING!

[@mustangkarrie]

My deceased moms atty made himself co-executor, how is this

[@ForFearofFailure]

If my father had a guardian ad litem and his guardian and heir are the only ones to inherit from my dad. Contesting the will now.

[@rebelgirl9436]

What if the original is missing but there are uncertified copies?

[@abc-wv4in]

My attorney who wrote the will said he always keeps a copy.

[@tomthecat9780]

In Arizona I was told not valid.

[@jenpatton76]

My Uncle passed away late last year (2022) His partner is selling his property even though I don’t think it’s gone through probate. We cannot find the probate in the public domain. My uncle’s partner stands to benefit everything from this sale of the house. I’m not sure she has the legal right to sell the house. I would like to buy my uncle’s house but she will not sell it to me, she has accepted an offer on the property from someone else but I think she should be stopped as she does not have the legal right to sell the property. Can anyone offer any advice?

[@anthonybradley8690]

Yes shhhh

[@MightyOne-kl5my]

Suspicious? 2weeks prior to death will had been changed

[@sabine3769]

Yup thats what my husband did. Attorney is a total ass delaying filing documents..

[@wasatchwizard4770]

So, where should you keep the original will?

[@sabine3769]

Good question

[@gwyneth7812]

With someone really trusted? Also, get certified copies and give to all heirs (the post office in the uk can certify) think about making a video recording of the will/signing with the heirs and state your wishes Do not trust solicitors

[@AlbertHEldridge]

Safe deposit box at the bank

[@Angel_eyes___]

It was produced the court destroyed the will

[@saberq1438]

WHAT THE HECK. MY FAMILY IS BONKERS ALREADY . MAYBE I SHOULD WALK AWAY NOW !!! I FELL A MESS COMING !!!!

[@corinadiaz9505]

Sorry mr Rabalais. My mistake

[@paulthomasshepherd5156]

If my will is simple, my house, my car, my bank money, nothing more, and my son is the benefactor of the will, why would he need a lawyer in probate court? The judge can easily see that my house and property goes to my son.

[@DAlba-li5zg]

Thats what i cant find out Why? I’m going through

[@cutehumor]

I thought your will has to validated in probate court?

[@paulthomasshepherd5156]

@@cutehumor About needing to be validated in probate court. I don't know. But this would protect the benefactor from challenges from other parties,

[@maxwellwhite]

Because probate is the process of notifying anyone who may have a claim against the estate, such as creditors.

[@anthonybradley8690]

Media actors and realityv

[@lindabennison4167]

10:08

[@jonathoncardwell6786]

The estate attorney and closing attorney on my mom's house selling after she passed away did not think I was Nancy coniff Leonard Cardwell s son she and Jerry d cardwell and Nancy coniff Leonard Cardwell adopted from NC in 1975 Robeson county NC. The executor and power of attorney over the estate closed her estate illegally too like they closed jerry d cardwell s estate illegally in 1987.