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Do 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 | #23585What Can Happen if a Personal Representative Doesn't File an Account for an Estate?
I have been cited to fill out a Petition to Account for my Mother's estate. She died 5 1/2 yrs. ago. I have two sisters who cannot agree on anything so I have not been able to do anything. This must all be accomplished thru the Surrrogate by 11/15 5:00 pm. I do not have the funds for an attorney, and I reside in Texas. My two sister's reside in the Broome County area of NY Stat...
11/03/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: New York | #23546Who Owns a Car After One Owner Dies if the Finance Company Has a Lien on It?
I have been divorced for 4 1/2 yrs. My EX died in Ohio On Oct 4, 2010. I get a note from his lawyer in Indiana where we had lived. This Lawyer wants me to sign a document giving her ownership Of a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee we owned jointly and was paid off by a bankruptcy in my name only. S I don't know why his lawyer and not his family pay for the burial. Our divorce ...
10/30/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Nevada | #23518Am I responsible for the debts of my deceased spouse?
My husband left only annuities to me when he died. We did not have any joint properties, am I responsible for his debts?
10/28/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Michigan | #23505Does Property Owned by a Business Become Part of a Probate Estate When a Business Owner Dies?
if thepersons who are in a forebearance areement dies and they are listed as a business doess the propert that is held by the bank become part of the estate.
10/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: West Virginia | #23476How Do I Set up an Estate Account for My Deceased Brother?
need to know how i go about getting a estaste account set up for my brothers account in N.C bank
10/09/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: North Carolina | #23359How Much Does it Cost to Probate an Estate?
My Dad recently passed away. My Mom died 2 years ago. I'm the only child left alive and I'm the executor of the will. What are reasonable lawyer fees for the probate process? Is this something a paralegal could do?
10/04/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Pennsylvania | #23321How Do I Transfer Property from My Deceased Spouse into a Trust?
I need to transfer title to my house from my (now deceased) wife and I (husband and wife, as joint tenants) to myself as trustee of a revocable trust (in other words, putting my house in living trust). Can I do that in one step, or do I have to transfer title to me as sole owner first, then transfer to me as trustee of trust? Can I execute (sign and notarize) the trust before I...
09/27/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: California | #23270How Do We Transfer a Mobile Home to a Single Heir in Texas Without a Will?
What forms do I need to purchase if person died without a will and all the heirs have agreed on distribution. this is a small estate and as a small lot with mobil home worth less than 15,ooo dollars. we have already agreed to give to a son.
09/13/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Texas | #23151