Legal Questions and Answers
How is the augmented estate value calculated in Virginia?
My sister's husband passed recently. One of her colleagues at work who recently lost her husband told her that "there are some calculations to be done" to see what share of her husband's estate she is supposed to get in Virginia. What did she mean by that?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Virginia | #35193What is the elective share of the surviving spouse in Connecticut?
After my husband's death, I have been searching for job to survive and pay my bills. My husband has a lot of property and had a will to which I have no access. My mother in law has laid claim on his entire property and does not want me to have a penny of whatever my husband owned. What will be my lawful share in my husband's property if I go to court?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Connecticut | #35192What is the elective share of the surviving spouse in Colorado?
My wife made no will and died last week due to cancer. It was a sudden death or else she had plans of making a will. However, she always wanted me to have her entire estate post her death. We have no kids. As she could make a will in this regard, is there a way I get to keep all her estate?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Colorado | #35191What is the elective share of the surviving spouse in Arizona?
My husband and I had few disagreements before he died which caused him to completely exclude me out of his will. I am mean the man literally left me a dollar in the will. Majority of his property per the will goes to his parents. In this situation how do I claim my rights over his property?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Arizona | #35190Is a verbal revocation of elective share enough to waive the right over the decedent’s property in Utah?
A few weeks before my husband passed, I had an emotional breakdown and ended blurting out that I waive my rights over my husband property. Is the statement sufficient to exclude me from the elective share in my husband’s estate?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Utah | #35189Can a spouse elect against a will in Alabama?
My wife died due to heart disease 2 months back and left a will dividing her property equally among our two children and me. What I want to know is- am I entitled for an elective share of her property or only the share mentioned in the will?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Alabama | #35188Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share in Nevada?
My husband left his property to his niece in his will executed before his death. Can I claim an elective share in his property?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Nevada | #35186Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share in Tennessee?
My husband died 5 years after our marriage. He had executed a will before his death but left no properties for me in his will. Can I claim some of my husband’s property despite his will?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Tennessee | #35185Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share through her agent in Rhode Island?
My father left nothing to my mother in his will. Can my mother claim a share in those properties after my father's death? My mother is physically disabled. So can I claim the rights on her behalf?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Rhode Island | #35184Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share in Ohio?
My brother in law executed a will before his death. He doesn’t like my sister (his wife) at all. He left nothing for her in his Will. He was in love with another girl and left all his property to his girlfriend in his will. Can my sister claim any of her diseased husband’s property despite his will?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Ohio | #35183