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It should be easy to transfer the judgment to your name since you are the trustee. BUT that is assuming the judgment was part of the... Read Answer
You rights are equal to your ex-husband, assuming your son had no will or trust. Your son's children or siblings, could also have rights.
Sounds suspicious. You should in deed be getting the settlement money since your brother died intestate (without a trust or will). Do you... Read Answer
Hello. I will take a look at all the docs (deeds and will) and let you know. no fee unless i take it
First, your parents' "last wishes" may have some moral force with your siblings, but have no legal effect unless they expressed those wishes in a... Read Answer
It sounds like you do not need to probate. If the property was held in joint tenancy with your deceased sister, you and the surviving sister(s)... Read Answer
The Will does not apply because your father designated you as the beneficiary on the IRA account. The Will only applies to assets that... Read Answer
You can write whatever note you want, but if anyone contests your friend's ownership of the property you leave, the note won't be worth the paper... Read Answer
do yiou have anything in writing allowing you to stay there? Even an email or a letter or text? How long have you been renting the... Read Answer
The starting point is to read the will. This will most likely let you know both your sister and your rights and obligations. Has the will... Read Answer
You must read the terms of the original trust.
The debts are the debts of your uncle's estate. They are not your debts. The creditors can try to probate his estate if they think it can... Read Answer
You can find on the internet/google an "Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property." You should complete the form and have his son sign the... Read Answer
Yes. Occupancy and paying taxes give no right of ownership.
Your older sister would do well to gift the home to you while she is alive or sign... Read Answer
Your description does not give the date on which the Court appointed your sister executor. A number of months after her appointment (it varies... Read Answer
The wife may have an ownership interest in the home. Consult a local probate lawyer.
From your description, the car has great sentimental value but you do not have the money to pay off the loan. Take a picture of the car. ... Read Answer
Find the Will and take it to a local probate attorney. If there is no Will and no recorded deed, you are out of luck.
You must be represented by a probate lawyer who practices i the county in which the person lived and died.
You must be represented by a lawyer. California sets the fees based on the size of the estate. The local probate court or state bar... Read Answer
Given the facts you state, you should be able to rely on the Court to rule that the child is not a child of the deeased -- unless he also took her... Read Answer
Ask the person to sign a disclaimer. Note that you are a bailee (someone who is storing something for someone else) and that the property will... Read Answer
A Will has no legal effect until it is admitted to probate. You may be named executor in the Will but you are not the executor until a court... Read Answer
Hire a probate lawyer who handles fiduciary litigation.
Depending on how much your father left, your choice is among (1) letting the funds go to the state comptroller and in four to six years (It varies by... Read Answer