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You will not be able to get any sort of financing until a Distribution Deed (sometimes called an Executor's Deed) is recorded in the county deed... Read Answer
You can amend the trust to so provide. To make sure that the amendment is done correctly and does not lead to lawsuits after you are gone, ask... Read Answer
What is your "social"? Do you mean your social security number? That seems unnecessary. The title company handling the sale should simply... Read Answer
There is no joint estate. Each Will should state what will happen in the event of simultaneous death. State law may or may not have such... Read Answer
If she is the trustee, managing the money until you are 22, she has a duty to put your interest first: to save or very conservatively invest... Read Answer
The Will decides who gets what. The executor administers (executes) the Will. But the Will has no legal effect until a court appoints the... Read Answer
In Texas a surviving spouse has a lifetime right of occupancy in the home. Your father's Will may or may not say that he contracted with... Read Answer
Settle the estate so that the beneficiary/ies or heir/s have legal authority to do something with the land, whatever she/they may decide. ... Read Answer
Please discuss this with your probate attorney. A suit may lie against your sister-in-law for forgery, fraud and conversion (converting someone... Read Answer
They will pass to her estate. Her estate must be probated and the bills paid before anything can be distributed to anyone.
You and your sibling(s) can sign a DMV form transferring title to the heirs. You can then sign another form transferring your interest to your... Read Answer
The facts you presented require a more detailed analysis in order to give you a clear answer. Without more information you're going to get a... Read Answer
Eight years or eighty years makes no difference: married is married.
In some states a surviving spouse has a lifetime right of occupancy... Read Answer
There is a difference between maintenance and repair. You and the remainder beneficiary may look at the damage to the roof differently. ... Read Answer
Please discuss this with your husband's attorney, taking all the documents. No one on this list serve can analayze the documents or the lawsuit.
The attorney does not represent your aunt, the beneficiary. The attorney represents the executor or administrator of your grandmother's... Read Answer
In Texas people can leave their things to whomever they wish. You might consider contesting the Will if you have evidence tending to prove... Read Answer
Hire a local probate lawyer to file an application to determine heirship and issue letters of administration.
Funds passing to designated beneficiaries pass outside the Will. Please consult with your probate attorney.
The estate must still be settled, whether through an Affidavit of Heirship, a Small Estate Affidavit or a formal administration. Talk with a... Read Answer
There is no such thing as an oral Will. You are out of luck.
Yes, you need an estate planning attorney familiar with special needs planning so that nothing you inherit will affect such needs-based public... Read Answer
You may not. In most states if only a small amount does not pass to designated beneficiaries, your heirs can file a Small Estate... Read Answer
You have no right unless you can prove that you had an informal marriage. That can be very difficult.
File a revocation of durable power of attorney in the deed records. Sue her for conversion (converting your property to hers) and violation of... Read Answer