All Related Questions of Probate Court

Q: Irving was a lawyer who prepared income tax returns for Maroevich.

Irving was a lawyer who prepared income tax returns for Maroevich. Irving agreed to draft a will for Maroevich, leaving all of the property to Maroevich’s sister, Biakanja. When Maroevich died, the pr...

Q: You serve as the executor for the estate of Matthew Troy.

You serve as the executor for the estate of Matthew Troy. Matthew’s will provides that all remaining assets other than specific items in the will pass to his longtime friend Melanie Matthews. The foll...

Q: Tom Josephson dies on May 16, 2015, leaving a valid

Tom Josephson dies on May 16, 2015, leaving a valid will. The will reads as follows: I leave my automobile to my niece, Pat. I leave my stock investment accounts to my niece, Sue. I leave income on my...

Q: Use the information in P 23-6 to prepare a charge

Use the information in P 23-6 to prepare a charge–discharge statement for the estate of Tom Josephson for the period May 16, 2015 through June 30, 2015. Information from P 23-6 Tom Josephson dies on...

Q: You have been hired as trustee for the testamentary trust created by

You have been hired as trustee for the testamentary trust created by the will of Tom Josephson. The trust is created on June 30, 2015. (Use the information provided in P 23-6 and P 23-7.) The trust in...

Q: Jimmy Olson died on June 15, 2015, at the age

Jimmy Olson died on June 15, 2015, at the age of 75, after a brief illness. Jimmy is survived by his wife, Lois, and two adult sons, Clark and Kent. Jimmy left a valid will, requesting that Clark serv...

Q: You serve as the executor for the estate of Maribeth Rainy.

You serve as the executor for the estate of Maribeth Rainy. The following transactions occur during July 2015: a The Rainy estate included a certificate of deposit in the amount of $600,000. On the da...

Q: You have been hired as trustee for the testamentary trust created by

You have been hired as trustee for the testamentary trust created by the will of Jimmy Olson. The trust is created on July 22, 2015. (Use the information provided in P 23-1.) The trust initially inves...

Q: K.T. Tim has been appointed to serve as executor

K.T. Tim has been appointed to serve as executor for the estate of Ms. Lisa Triciao, who passed away on August 15, 2015. Ms. Triciao’s assets consisted of the following: The probat...

Q: You serve as the trustee for the Josephine Frederick testamentary income trust

You serve as the trustee for the Josephine Frederick testamentary income trust. The trust was created by the will of her late husband, John. Under the terms of John’s will, all asset...

Q: You are in the process of doing income tax projections for the

You are in the process of doing income tax projections for the Estate of Esther Simmons, who died January 3, 2017. The Estate has paid appraisal fees for having her real estate holdings appraised for...

Q: Spouses Kenneth and Betty Herman hired an attorney, Byrd, to

Spouses Kenneth and Betty Herman hired an attorney, Byrd, to create an amendable trust on their behalf. The Hermans intended the trust to include that after the death of one spouse, the surviving spou...

Q: Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. 16. The probate court is responsible for supervising the operation of a will and the settling of an estate. 17. When a person dies i...

Q: Harun Fountain, a minor, was shot in the back of

Harun Fountain, a minor, was shot in the back of the head at point-blank range by a playmate. Fountain required extensive lifesaving medical services from a variety of medical service providers, inclu...

Q: Three and a half years after Lauren and Warren Woodward were married

Three and a half years after Lauren and Warren Woodward were married, they were informed that Warren had leukemia. At the time, the couple had no children, and physicians told the Wood wards that the...

Q: Elnora Maxey became the guardian of Sean Hall after his parents died

Elnora Maxey became the guardian of Sean Hall after his parents died. In 1996, Maxey died, and her will left the two houses in her estate to Hall. Julia Jordan became Hall’s new guardian, and when she...

Q: On February 9, George Jackson and his neighbors, Karen and

On February 9, George Jackson and his neighbors, Karen and Steve Devenyn, drafted and signed a document that purported to convey a seventy-nine-acre parcel of land owned by Jackson. By the terms of th...