Your parents left you significant holdings in a trust, with rules about how the money is supposed to be doled out over time – none of which trouble you much. What does trouble you, however, is the trustee they’ve chosen. Maybe the trustee is a relative, or maybe...
PROVEN IN AND OUT OF THE COURTROOM
Estate Planning
What impact will debts have on probate proceedings?
When someone dies in Rhode Island, most of their belongings become the property of their estate until the estate has gone through probate court. The beneficiaries of the estate will have to wait for access to or control over valuable property until the estate has...
Did your sibling manipulate the estate plan to their benefit?
You may have felt a sense of relief when your sibling said that your mother could move in after she fell or that they would stay with your father because of his declining health. Knowing that a family member was there may have made you feel like your parent received...
