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If someone makes a claim or action on you based on falsehoods —which you can prove— are they liable for your legal costs? What is your recourse? (Example: A protective order filed on you based on made-up claims, which you must pay an attorney to help defend in court.)

What are the rights of a spouse to a husband's property (home) after his death, if she is not a named heir in the will, not executor, and did not have residence in the husband's house until following his death? What if she demands to remain living in the house and fight its liquidation as an...

Scenario: Father passes away. Children are sole named heirs with the eldest named Executor. Upon his death, an estranged "wife" appears (with marriage certificate) and occupies the father's house, living there fulltime for the first time ever, while artfully barring the children from the...

Is there any benefit at all to donating estate property items to charity (i.e. clothes, computer equipment, etc.?) Do donations get treated with a tax advantage for the estate in the same way a personal 1040/Sched E might?

I am the Executor of my father's estate. Sole stated heirs of the will, which is valid, are myself and my sibling only. Immediately following my father's passing, his "wife," a curious companion who did not live with him nor fulfill responsibilities as his wife, emerged with attempts to assume...

A couple years ago I bought several forms of a domain name that contains the name of a (now-)popular electronics brand. At the time they had a known product but no major ad campaign, etc. as they do now. Intention was not harmful nor competitive- only intention was a possible forum site (online...