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Can I Sell My Deceased Parent's House?
My father passed in 2010, and he did a quitclam deed and gave to me it is signed witness and notized what I need to. know is. Being that it not filed do it still mean.anything or would I have rights to sale the house to pay. Back the reverse. Mortgage be fore the house goes in to foreclosure.there is no. Will and I don't. Want no trouble so I need some legal advice. Pleas...
01/07/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: New York | #23961How can ex wife and I agree to administer deceased daughter's estate?
On Oct 17, My 25 year old daughter was recently struck by a car while running and died. This happened in Florida where my ex-wife and my daughter were living for almost the past year. I live in NY, My ex wife and myself have verbally agreed that I should represent my late daughters estate ( She had no real possessions as she was just struggling to start her life and find a g...
12/29/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: New York | #23902Can My Mother Name Only One Sibling as Beneficiary on a CD Apart From Her Will?
MY brother is listed as the joint owner on checking, saving accounts and cds with my elderly widowed mother. Her will states that the money is to be divided equally amongst the 3 children. The banks states that they do not honor the will in case of my mother's death and that the money will become the property of the joint owner. My question is, what happens to the money shoul...
12/22/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Texas | #23865How Can Heirs to a Will Divide the Inheritance Among Themselves Without Getting Taxed?
My brother died and in his will listed his heirs as two sisters and a brother. On a 401k and two other retirement accounts (408 and Simple IRA) he named just one sister (the executrix) as the benefactor. She wants the money to be split evenly with the other siblings as we think it was just an oversight and our brother would have wanted an equal distribution. But because it i...
12/22/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Pennsylvania | #23863How Do I Sell Real Property as Part of the Probate of an Estate in California?
Do you have a list of legal documents that are necessary to sell a probate property in california (ie: home). Also if you do have the list do you know where i can get the forms. Thank You, Dan Peterson
12/21/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: California | #23856Is a Remainder Interest in a Life Estate Considered an Inheritance?
Father deeds remainder interest in property to daughter and retains life estate. At death of father is daughters possession of property considered an inheritance?
12/15/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: New York | #23825How Many Probate Actions Do I Need to Open to Inherit Property Left to My Mother by My Grandmother?
A homeowner dies intestate with only a small home in her estate. By law, the property passes to her daughter who never transfers the title to the home to her name and then also dies intestate. Now the home passes to the granddaughter.Can the title pass from the grandmother to the granddaughter in one probate or is it necessary to probate once from Grandmother to daughter and ...
12/13/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: California | #23816How Do I get title to property from deceased common law wife who died Without a Will in Texas?
my common law wife passed away on oct. 2001 left no will. I have continued the payments on the mortgage and have kept the taxes paid up. I hired an attorney to try and get the deed transferred on my name, when my wife passed away there was no estate but the mortgage. we tried to find her family heirs and were never able to locate them. i was made temporary administrator of the ...
12/09/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Texas | #23790Do the Wishes of a Will for When to Distribute Assets Have to Be Followed?
my father passed away and left my brother and i everything including stock portfolio, annuities, life insurance, etc. we divided everything up, and npw a copy of his will appeared and it said that 1/3 be given upon death, 1/3 given in 5 years and the remainder in 10 years. do we have to abide by the will or are they ways to get around the 1/3, 1/3 and 1/3. what are our leg...
12/05/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Massachusetts | #23766Do I Need to Surrender a Car Loaned to Me By a Deceased if the Estate Hasn't Been Probated?
My father died and in his will he assigned my brother as his executor, but he has not probated the will nor has he been assign as an executor to the estate, by father loan me his car because my broke down driving him back an forth to houston for his chemo treatments. I live in Pleasanton Texas and he loan me the car. I took car of him since the other sibling did not want to t...
11/08/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Texas | #23585