Is the estate tax paid on a life estate?

Yes, because you have to give any potential debtors the opportunity to declare their liens against the estate. If you're the only heir, it still takes anywhere from 6 months to a year depen...

Since you used the term Beneficiary, I am guessing that you do not want them to have current ownership, i.e. you do not want them to have joint tenancy. You should check with a Missouri attorney t...

Go to the small claims court and bring a case against the owners / and renters if its separate people for damages for stress and loss of pleasure form your holiday - they should have legally inform...

Thats easy, Tale the LSAT ( law school admissions test) Go to Law School and graduate. Take graduate law courses in Real Estate Law.

My understanding is no will, the family misses out and the government gets it,what a waste.You can go to the post office and pick one up, if not contact solicitor for an appointment. Trust me you d...

You most likely mean "grantor" - not guarantor. A grantor of a life estate is the person who sets up the terms of the life estate and bequeaths it to someone else.

What you need is a special power of attorney limited to the real estate and mortgage loan transactions. The power of attorney will be recorded along with the mortgage in the land records of the cou...

Obviously, the first step is to get competent Illinois legal advice; second is to file as quickly as possible to get restraints on the dispersal of assets - then you can slow down and get the readj...