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Should my husband will me the house or add me to the deed? which is safer for me and our child
should my husband will me the house or add me to the deed? which is safer for me and our child
12/24/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Spouses | State: Ohio | #28737Mother left Property to Husband and two Children equally but Husband took 1/2 and more. Please help.
My mother passed and left her estate to be divided three ways. Myself, my brother and her husband. Her husband (the executor) took half, and then divided he other half three ways. This seems wrong. Is it legal? Also, Can I find out her net worth (stock portfolio) in the year or so prior to her passing?
11/27/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Spouses | State: California | #27211Hello my name is Amy. I'm Mother of a 2 yr. Old son born the day my Father passed away on 11/6/14. His wife my step mother told me I was excluded from his will. Upon me asking for a copy. Quickly selling their jointly shared property with My family that w
Hello my name is Amy. I'm Mother of a 2 yr. Old son born the day my Father passed away on 11/6/14. His wife my step mother told me I was excluded from his will. Upon me asking for a copy. Quickly selling their jointly shared property with My family that we resided on after in February 2015. I was Escorted off by police. And trespassed. Forcing my son and I to the street leaving...
11/25/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Spouses | State: Florida | #27153If my husband writes out a will leaving his estate to his kids do I as his spouse have any rights in Vermont?
If my husband in the state of Vermont writes out a will leaving his estate and his money to his kids do I get nothing
11/20/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Spouses | State: Vermont | #26952How Do I Make Sure My Children Inherit My Estate Instead of My Husband?
I am in the process of re-financing my home that I owned with my exhusband. I have since remarried and do not want my current husband to be entitled to an inheritance that belongs to my 3 daughters. What form is best to use in this case? I would like the agreement to allow my current husband to live in the house after my death so long as it ultimately ends up as my daughter...
09/20/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Spouses | State: Florida | #23216Is a stepchild considered a child under Florida Probate Code?
My stepfather died leaving one child of his and me. He did not leave a Will but has raised me from birth. My mother died 5 years earlier. I consider myself a child of my stepfather. Am I a child under Florida law?
02/04/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Stepchildren | State: Florida | #31545Am I entitled to ex husband's retirement benefits?
Married for 18 years and then divorced . Husband had 15 years retirement benefits from . During our marriage. I did not receive any portion due to bad attorney advice. He has recently passed away and there is no spouse living. Am I entitled to this retirement benefits?
05/24/2007 | Category: Wills and Es... » Stepchildren | State: Washington | #5908Can a person leave property in their Will to a revocable trust in Florida?
My Father made a revocable trust in 1999 and later made a Will. In his Will it states that the farm goes to the trust to be handed in accordance with the terms of the trust. Is this legal?
02/07/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Trusts | State: Florida | #31741How is a will different from a living trust and how is specific property devised?
My question is about estate planning. Is this form for a Will or for a Living Trust? Are not Trusts advantageous over Wills because of less taxation? Also, concerning the property declaration on 1556, if I list no specific property, is there a default division of my property among those named in my will?
11/17/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Trusts | State: Virginia | #23660Is a No Contest Provision in a Will Valid in Alaska?
If my Father leaves a Will that has a provision that if I contest his Will I get nothing is that enforceable?
06/23/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Will Contests | State: Alaska | #40639