Legal Questions and Answers
What is the Best Way to Transfer Property of Parents Who are Dying?
My mother is 71 and has cancer with about 1 year to live. My dad is 81 and may live 2 years. They have a lake house worth about $85000 that they would like my wife and I to have now. From a tax perspective what is the best way to transfer the house from their ownership to my wife and I owning. What are my options? What forms will I need and can I do myself or should I hire...
12/04/2011 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Alabama | #25561Can We Apply the Tenant's Rent to Next Month and Not Disclose This Month's Rent Was Already Paid?
A married couple signed a two year lease from us (University Vista Homes, LLC). In addition they also signed an option to purchase the property. They can exercise the option to purchase within a 10 year period. Six months into the lease we received a call from the husband stating that there is a restraining order against his wife and his 18 year old stepson, who lives with t...
12/04/2011 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Arizona | #25560Do I Need a Sales Contract to Buy Land or is a Deed Enough?
I want to buy a vacant land in Haymarket, VA, the sellers are located in Florida husband and wife are in the title, we have a verbal agreement and I'm ready to proceed with the transaction so I'll buy Virginia Warranty Deed from Husband and Wife to LLC in your website but before need to know if I need a write contract before to make the Deed ? or how this work?
12/02/2011 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Virginia | #25559How Do I Get a Judgment Removed From My Credit Report?
After a judgement, garnishment or warrant in debt has been satisfied, how do have it removed from your credit report?
12/01/2011 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Credit Repair | State: Virginia | #25556How do I force the probate of my sister's will when brother was named executor?
My questions are about Probate. My brother in MD was named executor of our sister's estate about six months ago. I live in Texas. I have received no legal papers concerning his appointment. Our sister lived in CO. I went to CO when she died-no one else went to CO. While there I had my sister's mail forwarded to Houston. My brother has never asked for this correspondence since b...
11/30/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Colorado | #25555What happens when a levy is placed against an employer by the IRS for back payroll taxes?
I am a C corp and was just served a lien regarding unpaid payroll taxes to the total of 41 thousand dollars. My question is do I need an attorney to help resolve this problem or can I safely negotiate with the IRS without on?. We were contacted by an attorney the day I received the lien in the mail.
11/29/2011 | Category: Courts » Attorneys | State: Alaska | #25554Am I Liable for Towing and Tickets if a Car Buyer Didn't Transfer Title?
I sold a car the buyer did not tranfer title title is still in my name. car was towed and now has a $314 towing and storage bill. Am I liable for the bill?
11/28/2011 | Category: Automobiles | State: South Dakota | #25551Does a bride have to take her groom's last name when they get married?
Want to know if there is any problem with my retaining my present name and not changing to husbands after marriage and if there is anything I need to do to accomplish this.
11/17/2011 | Category: Marriage | State: Indiana | #25550Can a landlord break a verbal lease without good cause?
We lease a house for one year. after the year ended the landlord ask us to stay another year. We said yes he was leaving the country and when he returned, we would sign another lease. 6 momth later he return and said his plains did'nt work out he wanted the house back. can He makes move before the year is over?
11/17/2011 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Verbal Lease | State: Georgia | #25549Is a Relative Legally Bound to Follow Your Instructions When You Die?
We have a living trust, and our trustee is my sister. We also have iras and 401ks, and life insurance with her as the beneficiary, my question is, how do I leave legal instructions to her what to do with our estate, what forms or wills to put the instructions on, and is she legally bound to do with the money what we instruct?
11/04/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Arizona | #25543