Louisiana Criminal Defense Legal Questions

Life insurance is not a probated asset unless there are no beneficiaries. If you are the beneficiary then you will receive the proceeds upon your father's death, provided you survive your father. As for any other assets in your father's estate, if there are any, then if you die without a will, the assets are distributed to next of kin in accordance with the statutory provisions.... Read Answer

I am not sure what your question is. If you are the beneficiary on the life insurance, it will go to you, Will or not. Does your father have other assets in his name alone? If he does not, then a Will would not make any difference. If all of his assets are joint or have a designated beneficiary, then they will pass to the joint owner or beneficiary. Probate will not be necessary and neither is a Will. Your father should have a durable power of attorney for medical and financial affairs. If he does, then he may be all set. He should see an estate planning attorney to make sure. Many of us do not charge for an initial consulation.... Read Answer

By your father listing you as the sole beneficiary on his life insurance, only you will benefit from it, you do not have to share it with your brother and sisters. Because there is no will and, that he does not own real property (home), you will likely be able to "probate" his estate by affidavit to distribute his personal property to all of the children.... Read Answer

You should first of all make sure to secure the services of a local criminal defense attorney to ensure that your case is being handled properly. While it should not necessarily be a problem for your daughter to leave the state with you pending her court date, you can ensure that this is the case by having your attorney file a Motion to Leave the Jurisdiction which, if approved, will grant you permission to take her out of the state with you until returning for her court date. If for some reason a judge determines that your daughter has violated the terms of her bonded release by leaving the state without this permission, you could potentially forfeit your bond and your daughter may have a warrant issued for her arrest.... Read Answer

A "real" lawyer? Is your imaginary friend representing you now? Anyway, the court will tell you when it's fed up with the continuances. My guess is that you are shopping for lawyers right now. You probably don't have the money to hire one right now. Unless you plan on getting a sudden influx of cash, you may want to re-think the plan of putting the court off over and over. When you get a lawyer he or she will likely need to continue the case just to get up to speed. So to answer your question: The court controls how often if finds "good cause" to continue.... Read Answer

you have up to the time of sentencing and up to 10 days after a plea and sentencing to withdraw. if you miss both of these dates you have 30 days for a direct appeal to the superior court. if you miss all the dates, you may be able to get back into court under "after discovered evidence" case law. you need a lawyer.... Read Answer