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If all four are owners of the car, all four must sign documents to sell the car. If one of the signatures is forged, the transfer is invalid.... Read Answer
They can only give power of attorney if they are mentally competent to do so. They would have to understand what they are doing.
Under Louisiana law, a child who has been adopted still retains his inheritance rights against his biological parents. Therefore, even though your... Read Answer
Someone needs to step in and get appointed as estate administrator and get these matters resolve.
If you own property together with another person, and you no longer want to be a co-owner, you can file to partition the property. If the two of you... Read Answer
If I have my math correct, each step sibling will receive about 4200 and the full children 8400 each.
If you father dies without a testament ("will") the default laws for intestate ('without a will") succession go into effect and the distributions are... Read Answer
It still is possible someone may contest the will, depending on the circumstances involved. You said that one of the children might have a major... Read Answer
If the parent has a spouse, it is likely the spouse who will handle the estate. If the debt is solely the decedent, and there is not will, you should... Read Answer
If the will has been probated (filed in court), you can get a copy from the clerk of court for the parish in which the decedent resided.
No, this is not really possible. Co-owners can demand partition, or a sale, of the property at any time unless there is an agreement otherwise.... Read Answer
If you have not opened a succession proceeding for your brother, you will need to at this time. The process does not need to be complicated.
If the mother left no will, the estate will pass according to the Louisiana laws of intestacy (dying without a will). Under usual circumstances, the... Read Answer
Since you use the term "succession," I assume the estate was located in Louisiana. If so, your brother needs to petition the court to reopen the... Read Answer
The beneficiary named on the annuity would receive.
Did the decedent intend that only the individual designated as beneficiary receive the IRA ("To Mary Smith")? If so, that's who gets it. Or did... Read Answer
If it's in Mom's name alone, you'll have to open a probate proceeding with the local court. Please see a probate lawyer.
Yes. The 4 children can give their interests to her. You can give your interest to her. No gift tax return will be required by anybody who does... Read Answer
Short answer.. YES they can gift her the amount.. it will be best if you contact an attorney to get it done right.
Yeah, probably because once she dies, the property belongs to her estate and the personal representative will have to sell the property.
Usually the contract is still enforceable and the court appointed executor completes the transaction after getting authority to do so.
The car is yours and you will be responsible for the remaining debt if you want to keep it; you don't need a probate as car was in your joint names.
A will never needs to be notarized. A formal will needs two witnesses. If the document is hand-written, it may qualify as a holographic will. Talk... Read Answer
Yes, all states recognize each other?s laws and wills. If you will was properly created and executed in the state whose laws applied at the time,... Read Answer
You will need to open probate. See a probate lawyer.