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Can I legally disinherit a child from my will?
I am a widow and I want to disinherit my stepson who is in prision, when I make out my will. He caused my late husband and I tremendous grief. I do not want him to be able to get anything after my death.
01/31/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Michigan | #1130Are we required to pay my deceased father's bills out of our inheritance?
Our father passed away a year ago and we are now told that the money is made out to the daughters, equally, and at the attorneys office to be picked up. The executor said that the bills still need to be paid to her, the attorney and one doctor bill. 1. Is there a set amount that the executor is paid in Wisconsin? 2. Doesn't the lawyer have to supply a statement of w...
01/31/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Wisconsin | #1046Is there an intestate law in Ohio?
Is there an intestate law in Ohio? If so, what is it? or where can I find it.
03/26/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Ohio | #1023How can I do two wills for each spouse that are identical and revocable?
Is there a difference between a "mutual will" for a married couple vs. two individuals who are married using the same form document for their will? I am under the impression that mutual wills are intertwined somehow and are not revocable. I simply want two wills for each spouse that are identical and revocable. Which form would I use?
03/12/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Iowa | #1012What happens if someone in Connecticut dies without a will?
What are the rules in CT if you die without a will. If you are married with adult children from a prior marriage, how much of your estate goes to your new spouse and how much according to CT state law goes to your children? I assume those assets which are set up with your new spouse as joint tenants with rights of survivorship would automatically go to the spouse. However, I ...
01/31/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Connecticut | #910Is a will still valid if it doesn't contain a witness’s signature?
Is a will still valid if it doesn't contain a witness’s signature?
01/31/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Arizona | #902How do I obtain a copy of my father's will if I inherited something?
My father past away 4 years ago. I am 1 of 4 children. I live in NC and need to know how to find his Will. Also my mother passed way 12/31/06. The only thing I have received from my brother is a Last Will and Testament that is not signed by a Notary and my sister is listed as one of the wittness. Is this document legal? How do I contest the Will? I do not believe my moth...
01/31/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Mississippi | #839What type of forms are needed for me to handle my deceased son's affairs such as banking?
My son passed away on Oct. 28, 2006 and he did not have a will. His mortgage company will tell me nothing and I can’t close his bank account or cash a $269.00 dollar check sent to his estate without legal papers or a power of attorney. What do I need to do. He has no children or wife. I am his mother.
03/02/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Michigan | #783Will my deceased husband's share of his mother's estate go to me?
My mother in-law has a will that names her son to get a equal amount of her Estate when she dies. Her son (my husband) passed away 10 years ago. She said her estate will go to me, and she does not have to change her will to substitute or add my name. Is that true?
03/02/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Washington | #772If a child is adopted by stepfather does she still have claim to biological father's estate?
Mother and father divorce. Mother remarries. Stepfather adopts child. Does the child have an interest or legal right to be beneficiary of her original father's assets if he dies without a will or do the assets go to the state? There are no other possible beneficiaries.
03/01/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: California | #765