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What is the name of your state? Hawaii (though me and the other beneficiaries live in Washington State). 1989 - My ill Grandfather met with a lawyer (who specialized in Taxation) to prepare his will. This lawyer appointed himself the Executor and Trustee of my Grandfather's estate. Apparently...

What is the name of your state? Washington State. I run my mail/internet order business in Washington. My wholesaler is in California. They drop-ship orders directly to my customers. Problem: Beginning in June, my wholesaler (without my knowledge) started charging my company sales tax on all...

Washington State In 2000, someone from outside the U.S. bought parts from my sole proprietorship with a stolen credit card. Before shipping the merchandise, I called my merchant services provider to get an authorization for the charge. I got a verbal authorization that the pending charge for...

Washington State - I bought a condo that was advertised in writing that "all appliances stay", and the MLS named each specific appliance that stays. I hired a property inspector to check the unit and he checked appliances too, however he didn't run them through their full cycles. He ran each...

My Grandpa residing in Hawaii died in 1990, and in 1992 received (after legal fees) almost $2.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. That money was put into a trust fund. The trustee is in Hawaii. Today (10 years later), the trust is worth less than $2.2 million. We finally received the...

My Grandfather living in Hawaii won a wrongful death lawsuit in 1990. After the legal fees were paid, there was about $1.4 million left over. This went into a trust for his grandchildren (the beneficiaries) to be dispersed to them when his wife passed away. She passed away last year (2001). The...