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Can a Copy of A Will Be Used if the Original Was Destroyed?
If there is no original Last Will (destroyed by lawyer). Will the Court accept a photocopy for probate since no original exists? I only have a first generation copy - Is that acceptable to the court because of special circumstances?
05/26/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Texas | #22236Can I See My Grandfather's Will?
How do I determine if my grandfather had a will? My grandfather died on April 14, 2010, and he had seven children, including my father, who died on June 24, 2009. My grandfather had considerable assets: 800 acres of land and money. I want to determine if there is a will, and if so, if I will be able to review it.
04/17/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #21815What Does Per Stirpes Mean in a Will?
In the will form, Article 6, it says, 'In the event I name more than one person, such persons are to receive such property ___ equally, per stirpes, or ___ equally, or the survivor.' I don't understand the language. Please explain what I am choosing between.
04/05/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: South Dakota | #21689What rights to I have under a power of attorney when the person dies?
A year in a half ago my uncle was hospitalized because he had a stroke. His brothers are miles away so they appointed me power of attorney. My uncle's condition had gotten worse and he was admitted into a nursing home. He passed away a month later, leaving behind a house, car, and stocks and bonds. His brothers are not looking after his home and I promised my uncle I would watc...
03/19/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Pennsylvania | #21452What are the tax consequences with selling inherited real property?
Are there taxes due on the sale of an inherited home?
03/05/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #21259Can an Adopted Child Inherit the Share of a Deceased Heir?
In the case of inheritance with a will that lists the living children of the deceased as heirs and disinherits the biological daughter of a deceased child, would an adopted child inherit if the parents were seperated or divorced and the deceased did not know of the adoption? The son preceded his father in death. The grandfather of the adopted child was preceded in death by hi...
02/23/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Colorado | #21120If the Executor in a Will is Named Before Divorce, Is the Will Valid?
My father passed away and had an old will leaving everything to my mother and naming her as executor. They have been divorced and it is my understanding that the will is void. Is this correct? The will also list my grandmother,(my moms mom) as an alternate( so to speak) who is decesed. What happens now? How does a executor get appointed? I have a friend who said it may be my gr...
02/22/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Ohio | #21101Can I Leave My Estate to Only My Biological Children in a Will?
I am divorced but getting married. Can I will everything to my children that is mine when we get marriad? I live in California.I have my Living Trust already made before marriage...
02/03/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #20784How Do I Revoke a Will Without Creating a New one?
How do I cancel a will without writing another will?
01/28/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Washington | #20673Will Ohio recognize a will executed in another state even without the original copy?
My father recently passed, he lived in Girard, Ohio. I have a copy of his Last Will and Testament which he prepared in1998 in the state of Minnesota. I am named as sole heir. Although he lived in Ohio, he also had property in Minnesota and his car was registered there. We can not find the original copy of the will but have the attorney and witness names on the copy. My quest...
01/21/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Ohio | #20556