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How are the parents entitled to receive their deceased son’s property in Ohio?
My son, who was working as an investment banker in Columbus, died in an accident. He wasn’t married and never had any children. He apparently had a substantial amount of investments and a ridiculously big estate in the heart of Grove city. My ex-husband and I are the only living relatives he had. He never had a will made before his death. What will become of the fortune that my...
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Ohio | #27405If no Will can I as his Wife receive property you acquired by Inheritance?
I was working as a waitress at a restaurant in Dayton where I met my husband. He came from a very influential family. We got married against his family’s wishes. He inherited a fortune from his grandfather and he did not keep that away from me. He insisted on making the inheritance marital property so that I could have an equal share in it without any hindrance from his parents...
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Ohio | #27404Who receives the property of the estate of my Husband if he had children?
My husband had inherited a substantial fortune from his father. He had a daughter and a son from his earlier marriage. His daughter is married and settled in Seattle. I adopted his son at the time of our marriage. We also have two children from our marriage. I just want to know how my husband’s inheritance will be divided among us surviving members. My husband did not have a wi...
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Ohio | #27403How will my husband’s property be divided under these circumstances?
My husband and I were married for 10 years. He passed away recently due to a fatal stroke he suffered at work. He had a substantial amount of property in his name at the time of his death but never bothered to make a will. He had two sons aged 21 and 14 respectively from his earlier marriage. We had a daughter in our marriage. How will my husband’s property be divided under the...
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Ohio | #27402Is a daughter entitled to get a share of property belonging to her deceased father?
My mom and I have had a fallout after my father’s death. I believe that she is the reason for my dad’s miserable end. Unfortunately, my father never thought of making a will. I want to go my own way. Am I entitled to get a share of my father’s property after his death?
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Ohio | #27400How will the property be distributed amongst a surviving spouse and stepson’s family in the absence of a will in Ohio?
My husband and his son died in a car accident. We had been married for about 6 years. His son’s family share the house that we had bought right after our marriage. Apart from the house, my husband had investments and other property worth a substantial amount of money. My husband did not have a will at the time of his death. How will the property be divided among the family?
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Ohio | #27399How will the property be distributed amongst a stepdaughter and a step mother in the absence of a will in Ohio?
My husband passed away a week back. He had a daughter from his first marriage who was 5 years old at the time of our marriage. After his death, I realized that he never made a will distributing the property. He had a life insurance in which his daughter is named the sole beneficiary. We bought the house that I reside at present after our marriage. Apart from the house, he has l...
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Ohio | #27398I am the only child of my parents. In November 2015 my parents divorced. May 21 2016 my father remarried
I am the only child of my parents. In November 2015 my parents divorced. May 21 2016 my father remarried and August 21 2016, exactly 3 months to the day he committed suicide. He knew my stepmother for less than a year and wasnt married for more than a hot second when he died. There is supposedly no will yet i have seen one signed by him in the past its location is unknown. M...
12/01/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: New York | #27392What to do if wife passed away without a will,how can I go though probate in Texas?
What to do if wife passed away without a will,how can I go though probate?
11/30/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Texas | #27327My father has recently passed away and I\'m on the deed to his home what does that mean for me.
My father has recently passed away and I'm on the deed to his home what does that mean for me. Am I entitled to the contents of the home.. my oldest brother lives in the home and says I'm entitled to nothing and is keeping everything
11/24/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: New Mexico | #27130