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Do our adult children need to be listed as beneficiarys if we have a will?
We filled out our Wills for married couples with adult children. Upon our death, can our children get our money from our bank checking accounts with just the Wills, or do they have to be beneficiarys on the bank accounts to get our money? Our bank said they must be put on as beneficiarys, is this true, or which is true? Or do we need to fill out Power of Attorney for this?
04/27/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: ALL | #16210Am I responsible for a bill to the care facility where my father passed away?
My dad died in a care facility here in Fresno in January. We had prepaid his $5,400 monthly bill and he died 3 days later. After our repeated requests for a refund, they responded with an amount that we considered fair. Now, 5 months later, we have been billed an additional $500. They are claiming they overlooked some charges and therefore they refunded too much money. Are we o...
04/27/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #16191I was appointed guardian of an estate of a deceased minor. What does this mean?
If I was appointed to be guardian of an estate of a deceased minor and the child was my foster child. The biological parents are still alive but this is how it is defined on my part and the document I signed from the lawyer. What does this mean and where do I stand?
04/27/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: ALL | #16188How do I remove my dad's name from the property title because he is deceased?
I own a house that is paid off. My father is still on the property title and he passed away 03/11/2007. In the living trust he had put me as the trustor but never put joint tenancy. How do I take his name off without going through the courts?
04/27/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: ALL | #16175How long will an action of partition take?
How long will an action of partition take and what would the cost be? This is for settling a will on a house. It has been two years now and the lawyers are not helping, they are just going back and forth, so this seems to be the only way to settle this.
04/27/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: ALL | #16172What is the best way for me to ensure that I retain possession of the marital home?
I got married to a man who has 3 children from his previous marriage. Now they are older than 25 and my husband and I are paying for a house and have two young children. The deed is in his name. I would like to know if in case he dies, can his first's marriage children claim some property of the house? What is the best way to assure I will have the property of this house?
04/27/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: ALL | #16149How can we find out who property belongs to now that mother is deceased?
In Louisiana my father donated property to my brother, it didn't have the correct legal description. Then he turned around and donated it to my niece and son, with the correct description after this my brother had a correction filed. Some of the property still had my deceased mothers name on it. Her will is just now being taken through sucession. Who does the property belong...
04/25/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Texas | #16129What is the best method for ensuring care of our diabled child if we pass away?
I am married with four children. One child (age 6) has hemophilia A and cerebral palsy. We want to know the best method to provide for his care if something would happen to us before he turns 21? He is on medicaid and receives adoption assistance.
04/24/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: ALL | #16115How do I plan for my estate if I own a business?
Setting up a will for personal assets seems simple, but what do you do with a business? I have a single member LLC for the purpose of real estate purchases, rentals, etc. There are 9 properties held jointly with a partner/friend using my LLC, two in self-directed IRAs, three single family houses, and one four-unit apartment building owned 100% by my LLC. We have two adult child...
04/17/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Missouri | #16034What should I do with old stock certificates that were given to me by a friend who has passed?
What should I do with old stock certificates that were given to me by a friend who has passed?
04/14/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #16007