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If I die does my wife automatically get the house and car or do I have to make a will?
Asked on Mar 13th, 2021 on Wills and Probate - Rhode Island
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I'm getting older and I have medical conditions, the house is in my and my wife's name but the car is in my name only. My wife has a separate bank account and we have one joint account.
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Some states have joint tenancy in which the surviving spouse would automatically receive the Will. Some states grant her 1/3d. In others it turns on whether there are children outside the marriage.
A DMV form can be used for the car.
The bank account can be held "joint with right of survivorship" to pass to the surviving spouse on death.
Answered on Mar 14th, 2021 at 5:14 AM
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