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When Does a Deed Bypass Probate?
We established a quick claim deed between a Mother and 3 sons on real estate property in 1999. When she dies does the quick claim deed bypass probate in State of Wisconsin?
04/02/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Wisconsin | #24548How Do I Find Out Where Joint Bank Accounts of A Deceased Relative Are?
My great aunt passed away almost 3 month ago. While she was alive she told my mother (her niece) and me (her great niece) that she had put my name on one of her savings accounts that holds $50,000 while we were visiting her (she lived in Noblesville Indiana). She went to the bank and put my name on her savings account including my address. She did this because my mother live...
03/14/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: New Jersey | #24401How Can I Get My Share of My Father's Estate From His New Wife?
my mother passed away 3 years ago. she had inherited a fairly large estate of accounts and commercial property from her father. she dies and the will that is some 38 years old leaves everything to her spouse. He is 72 years old and is getting remarried. The woman he is marrying is very manipulative and actually was riding by my mothers house before she actually died. He is some...
03/12/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Alabama | #24390How Do the Children Collect Their Share of a Parent's Estate in Oregon?
Father died 2/21/2011, his 2nd wife of 4 yrs, died 3/9/11. Her adult children have indicated they get all of Dad's estate. We haven't seen a will or even the death certificate. My sister and I were not informed of Dad's passing until 2/27/11. Don't we have any rights? They had already cremated his body immediately even though Dad has always said he didn't want to be cremat...
03/12/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Oregon | #24384How can we transfer probated real estate to an heir?
We have a home that has been through probate, yet the title is still in the name of the deceased. The heirs wish to sell the home to one of the sisters and carry the note. How do we go about doing that?
03/11/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: New Mexico | #24380What Must Be Included in the Inventory of a Deceased's Estate in Pennsylvania?
In pa, what assests must be listed on the inventory report for probate? Is the inventory just for assets that had no beneficiary listed?
03/08/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Pennsylvania | #24363How Can We Transfer the Deed of a Deceased Parent Who Died 22 Years Ago?
Father passed away 22 yrs ago, NO WILL4 living children, 3 deceased.1 living in home , paying all maintenance,taxes,insurance.What's needed to transfer deed ?
02/08/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Virginia | #24179Do We Have to Probate the Estat eif My Mother Left Her Mobile Home to Me in a Will?
MY MOTHER DIED AND LEFT MY BROTHER AND ME HER MANUFACTURED HOUSE ON LEASED LAND WITH 10,000 CASH IN THE BANK FLORIDA MY MOTHER IS CANADIANCAN WE TRANSFER THIS HOUSE TO OUR NAMES WITHOUT PROBATE THE WILL STATED HOUSE COULD BE TRANSFERED TO BOTH SONS WHO ARE EXECUTERS AND POA
02/08/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Florida | #24177How Do I Get a Divorce Payment for Credit Card Debt After My Former Spouses Dies?
My ex-husband has passed away. We had a joint credit card with a $10K balance we had a divorce settlement that shows how much of the credit card balance I was responsbile for $4.6K and that I was to make payments to him, of which i did. He also in return made payments directly to the credit card co with his stated amount that he was responsible for. I completed my portion an...
01/26/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: North Carolina | #24084Can I Sue Someone for Not Taking Better Care of Someone Who Later Died?
A few questions:1) My husband and I never got divorced, he moved in with a woman, my husband had a legal will awarding me all his assets upon his death. He has died, and the girlfriend refuses to release the property. The total property is valued at less than $50,000. How can I get my property?2) His girlfriend has refered to herself as his wife - what are the legal ramifica...
01/11/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Nevada | #23988