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Is new appraisal required to sell property due to time that has passed since death?
Owner of real property was deceased intestate Sept. 2005 and administrator appointed. Appraisal completed 7 months ago. Is new appraisal required to sell property due to time beyond one year since deceased became deceased?
01/03/2007 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: California | #75We put my mother's home into mine and my sister's name at the advise of her lawyer 12 years.
We put my mother's home into mine and my sister's name at the advise of her lawyer 12 years ago due to her health issues. She is now 83, serious heart issues, but still living a semi-active life. We've been told when she passes and we sell her house, we will be have to pay taxes based on the full price of the house, since her lawyer wrote up the papers with the house being so...
03/30/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Property of ... | State: Indiana | #24530Your parent give you the deed to a portion of his estate before he died.
If you were a caregiver of your parents and lived in the home all your life on this portion of the estate. Your parent give you the deed to a portion of his estate before he died. But your parents dies without doing a will. The caregiver/child has been holding the deeds for 28 years and also has paid the taxes for this estate sent 1969 to 2010, totally 41 years. Will this hei...
03/29/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Property of ... | State: Florida | #24521How Do I Enforce a Promise to Leave Me Property in Return for Care Services?
MY WIFE AND I LIVE WITH HER PARENTS, TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. IN RETURN WE WERE TOLD THAT THE HOUSE WE ALL LIVE IN WILL BE GIVEN TO US FOR THIS DEED. THIS HOUSE SITS ON 115 ACRES, AND MY WIFE HAS 3 BROTHERS WHO BE SPLITTING THE PROPERTY IN EQUALY AMOUNTS. MY QUESTION IS WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PROTECT MY SELF ONCE ALL THIS DONE. MEANING MY INLAWS HAVE PASSED ON. I PERSONALLY DONT ...
06/07/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Property of ... | State: Texas | #22328How Did My Sister Get Ownership of My Deceased Mother's Car?
If my sister was awarded guardianship by my consent how did she obtain to own my mom vehicle. When she wanted house she had to get my signature but for car she didn't in some how she has got a court order to take ownership of car in mom past away now I don't have no rights to my moms car. I thought it was 50/50
06/01/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Property of ... | State: Florida | #22284Can a Person Divide Their Estate Unequally Bewtween Heirs in a Will?
Can a person will 60% of their possessions to one person and 40% to a second person using the CA Will and Testament Form for Single Person with No Children? If not, which form on the USLegal website would be right? Asking question for person living in Alameda County. I live in Los Angeles County.
05/06/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Property of ... | State: California | #22030What is the elective share of the surviving spouse in Mississippi?
My husband died two weeks back. We had lot of issues between us but we weren’t separated. Now I got to know that he had made a will a year ago. According to the will, all his property goes to his mom. This is unfair and I am going to approach the court to claim my share. Could you tell me the elective share of the surviving spouse in Mississippi?
04/06/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Renunciation | State: Mississippi | #35252Is it possible for a wife to refuse a bequest?
My hubby left me a small portion of his estate. I don’t own any property in my name and definitely don’t wanna accept the portion that he has left me. Can I reject the bequest by my hubby?
02/14/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Renunciation | State: Mississippi | #32117Can you explain what does Renunciation by Beneficiaries mean?
Can you explain what does Renunciation by Beneficiaries mean?
11/30/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Renunciation | State: Louisiana | #27340What Happens to Property if the Beneficiary Named in the Will is Deceased?
if property is listed in a will as 'absolute' to a person and that person was deceased prior to the person that made the will, what happens to that property?
05/14/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Representati... | State: South Carolina | #37136