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Depends on what the terms of the trust say about her powers.
Your parents' wishes, unless they were written in a will which was filed for probate, are at this point meaningless. You need to show the deed to a... Read Answer
What do you mean by "home document". A contract, a promissory note (loan), a deed. I don't know what "a man was put on court" means either. Are you... Read Answer
Yes, you have an interest in this property under these facts. Go talk to a lawyer to protect those interests.
Her will cannot be changed after death. He can only change his own will. Wills are to be filed in county where she resided at death if an estate is... Read Answer
This is probably a breach of his fiduciary duties if he is taking property for himself that Grandma has not given him. Please get grandmother to an... Read Answer
Yes, without a will, you will share in your husband's solely owned assets if he dies. It is impossible to tell you now how much that will be. The two... Read Answer
That depends on what his will says. If he has no will, then you and his children would share ownership under a formula established by the Indiana... Read Answer
The property will pass according to her will, and if there was none, to her children.
Check the county where he died. The clerk can tell you whether a will was probated and/or an estate opened.
He cannot evict him. He can go to court to force a sale of the home, even if your son does not want to sign. Your son should contact an attorney to... Read Answer
You have no automatic rights from a live-in relationship. You would have the right to own what you can show you own, and possibly items you can show... Read Answer
Anything she does would not be part of his will, therefore nothing. She might have a criminal problem if she tries to misrepresent her actions as his.
Please repost with more information. Is it the son's mother you are talking about? If so, does the son have any children? A spouse they are separated... Read Answer
Ask him to sign a quitclaim deed to give his ownership rights to you.
Show the deed to an attorney to help you determine actual ownership.
The funeral home can pursue anybody who signed the contract. They did nothing wrong. The wronged heir can pursue the other heir in a separate... Read Answer
Yes, retain a lawyer.
Unless you are selling her land, there is nothing that needs to be notarized.
You need to review this with a lawyer in detail, but yes, you need to evict him if he won't leave voluntarily. You have sufficient assets at stake... Read Answer
No, you can't. She is the owner of the house, subject to your life estate, pursuant to the facts you have recited. Now, if this is a transfer upon... Read Answer
Legal, generally yes. Likely to get notice of such a prize and have it NOT be a scam? No.
You can go to court to compel a sale of the property.
It depends on what the "things" are. Take the bill for the proposed payment to an attorney who can advise you on it. Unless the estate is insolvent,... Read Answer
Your neighbor should take the contract to an attorney who can tell her whether the contract allows the addition of repair costs to the balance, and... Read Answer