Can I change my old durable power of attorney?
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Dear Mr. Premack: I had my durable power of attorney done by an attorney in 1993. I listed my father as Agent with my mother as first...
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Dear Mr. Premack: I had a lawyer write a Will for me last year, but I never signed it. Can I sign it now even if the date on the Will...
Paul Premack
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Dear Mr. Premack: My father passed away last July, naming my cousin as the executor of his Will. When my stepmother returned to Texas,...
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Power of Attorney Does not Grant Right to Access Trust
Dear Mr. Premack: My mother signed a living trust agreement about ten years ago. She also signed a durable power of attorney. I am the...
Paul Premack
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Foreign Wills can be Probated in Texas
Dear Mr. Premack: The deceased was a resident of South Dakota, and owned property in there and in Texas. The will was probated in South...
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