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If Someone Dies Without a Will Who Gets Their Property?
Party A dies without a will and has children. Who will get Party A's property?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #145What happens to someone's property who dies with no will and no heirs?
Party A dies without a will, and is single and has no children. What will happen to Party A's property?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #144Does a divorce release someone as beneficary on an insurance policy?
Party A and Party B get a divorce after Party A was named beneficiary on Party B's life insurance policy. After Party's B death, Party A was told that the divorce released her/him automatically as a beneficiary. Can Party A be automatically released as beneficiary or does Party A have rights to receive funds from the policy?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #143If someone makes a will and later become metally unsound, is the will still valid?
Party A makes a will in sound mind and body. Several years later, Party A becomes mentally incompetent. Is this will still valid?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #140How do you obtain a copy of a will in which you inherited something?
Party B has been out of the country and was unable to be present for the reading of Party A's will or attend the probate proceedings. Party B is back in the country and would like a copy of Party A's will. How can Party B obtain a copy of the will?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #139Is someone is appointed executor of a will, are you required to accept the role?
Parent 1 has died and names a family friend as the executor. The family friend does not want to get involved with family matters in fear that it may affect their relationship. Does the family friend have to accept the role of executor?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #138What is an executor of an estate responsible for?
Party A dies of a heart attack. Party B is named as the executor. Party B does not know what it means to be the executor and is not sure what needs to be done. What is Party B responsible for as the executor?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #137What can one do with property such as furniture that was inherited from a deceased relative?
Party A was left some antique furniture in Relative A's will. Party A does not want the antique furniture and believes that it would be difficult to give it away or sell it. What are Party A's options?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #135Party A prepared a valid will and wants to revoke it. How can Party A revoke the will?
Party A prepared a valid will and wants to revoke it. How can Party A revoke the will?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #131Is a will made at 21 still valid at 46?
Party 1 prepared a valid will at the age 21. Party 1 is now 46 years old. Is the will that Party 1 prepared at age 21 still valid?
01/05/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Alabama | #130