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How Do I See a Copy of My Deceased Father's Will and Trust?
My father passed away. He told me a couple years ago that he had a Will and Trust and as long as everyone follows his wishes then everything would be fine. However, he said, he is a little worried that ___the girls___ meaning his step daughters, would try to change things. He went on to say that their father passed away a couple of years ago and there was a big battle over ...
09/28/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Texas | #23278Who Inherits the Property if One of the Heirs in a Will is Deceased?
when my grandmother passed away her will read that her two children were to split everything in half . What happens when one of them children being my mother has already passed do my siblings and I get her part of the will
09/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: New York | #23257Is a Car Considered a Personal Effect in a Will?
Will of...III give and bequeath my household furniture and furnishings, jewelry, clothing and personal effects to my nephew, Richard Crabtree. Question: Does personal effects cover 2 of the three vehicles owned by the decedent?The third vehicle:IIII give my 1964 Chrysler Imperial Automobile to my nephew, Joseph Crabtree. (pre-deceased the decedents will.)
09/22/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Wisconsin | #23232How Can I Make Sure My Wife Receives Assets in a Bank Account When I Die?
I'm about to open a business account as a sole owner. Does not include my wife, nor can I put her on as a beneficiary to the account.How can I leave this for her, if for nothing more then to just close the account? It is for rental property we both own together, but I manage the business end of it.
08/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Hawaii | #23009Are there any taxes owed when a resident or non-resident alien dies owning property in the US?
Is there a tax on intestate inheritance? How much? A Filipino with properties in CA and Nevada died intestate in the Philippines. What laws shall govern. How about taxes?
08/06/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #22839Should I Name Trustee As Beneficiary on CDs and Accounts Held in a Trust?
I bought a Mutual Will for Married Couple with Minor Children. In that Will there is no mention about Life Insurance , CD's or retirement funds. The Section E of the Will says ..'...I direct that my Trustee administer hereunder any funds coming into the hands of my Beneficiaries pursuant to any life insurance policy insuring my life' . ...My questions is:Is it better if I chang...
08/05/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Massachusetts | #22831How Do I Create a pour Over Will to Avoid Probate?
Will a Living Trust with Pour Over, bypass Nebraska Probate.
07/12/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Nebraska | #22649How Do I Leave a Stepchild Out of a Will?
If you want to leave a step-child out of the will altogether , what should you state in the will so that it will not be challenged by this child , if anything ? The step-child is an adult who lives outside the state of TN
07/03/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Tennessee | #22573How Do I Find Out the Value of My Ex-Mother-in-Law's Estate?
When my mother-in-law died, I had been divorced from her only son for 10 years. There are two adult boys from the marriage. I had been married to my ex for 36 years when we divorced. I saw her will when her son and I were still married and I was to share equally with her son in her estate. I never saw an amended will but my ex says that I was not included in her will. What...
06/20/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Arkansas | #22433Can a Wife Inherit Funds in an IRA Acount if the Husband Forgot to Change the Named Beneficiary?
My sister's husband has two IRA Accounts set up before they married in 1992. Before in 1992, her husband named beneficiary of the two IRA accounts to his two brothers. After my sister's husband passed away, she found out that the beneficiary of the two IRA account are still his two brothers. My sister said that after they married, her husband kept put money into the two IRA acc...
06/16/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #22408