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Can Real Estate Be Included in a Small Estate Proceeding in Louisiana?
I'm trying to help a couple who lost their 37 yr.old daughter to cancer last month. The decedent was never married and had no children. She owned immovable property valued at approx. $70,000.00. Her net estate will be substantially lower. I noticed that under Louisiana Statute Art.3431 and 3432 they may file by Affidavit and order for assets to be distributed which may incl...
10/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Louisiana | #23480How Does the Small Estate Process Work in Texas?
Both parents recently died leaving a small estate of about $400,000 including their home of 60 years. Their CDs, bonds, and annuities are payable directly to my sister and I as beneficiaries. The only things left to sell are the house and car. Can this be done withoutspending a fortune probate the will? Someone told me there is something called a writ of heirship that can ...
07/13/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Texas | #22655How Do I Find Out What the Docket Number of a Case Is?
How can I get the right form in order to get a Docket number for the newspaper to print the statement of death? (or whatever you call what the newspaper folks print for three weeks) I alreadt filled out, noterised and paid for the small estate Affidavit.
06/30/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Wyoming | #22521How Do I Collect the Assets from the Bank Account of My Deceased Mother in Iowa?
what forms besides the death certificate and where do I send them for closing my mothers bank account (with $3700) in it, in Clinton Iowa
06/29/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Iowa | #22518How Do I Collect Trust Assets of My Deceased Mother?
Mother died March 17,2010.Has a trust of $3351.73 no other properties or moneys. check is payable to 'the estate of x c/o Helder Silva. Bank retires Tax id for the estate and certified copy of the court issued letters of administration issued 90 days.I have obtained tax id from my CPA. How I go about doing thousand can I do it myself.
04/27/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: California | #21921What's the Difference in Summary Administration and Disposition Without Administration in Florida?
Please explain the difference between what would qualify for disposition without administration and summary administration. If funeral and medical expenses have been paid and there are assets i.e. in a CD at the bank say under 20k, would an heir qualify to file for disposition without administration in Florida?
04/10/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Florida | #21738How Do I Open a Bank Account for My Deceased Mother's Checks?
Mother died with no will no property. Need to open succession I think, I x need to be appointed executrix and open a bank account in her name ie., estate of y, for any monies that may come in after the fact as gifts or a late insurance policy we don't know about. She owes no bills except medical mostly small ones and has no property. Can you help
03/04/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Mississippi | #21252How Do I Qualify for Small Estate Administration in Idaho?
My mother passed on 1/5/2010. She left a will naming my youngest sister as executor and beneficiary of a small life insurance policy _$5,000.The only other assets she had was a checking account @_$2,000, and her personal belongings with a value of _$500-1000 (?) Her home in Nampa Idaho has a mortgage owing of _$90,000 and her only other debt was a credit card with an outstandi...
01/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Idaho | #20616Must a will be probated in order to make a small estate affidavit?
About two weeks ago, I asked this question and did not get a clear answer of what to do. My husband died suddenly, and did not leave a will. The small estate form for Virginia takes it for granted that a spouse has awill to work with. What can I do to receive my husband's investment from an investment firm. They state they will send it to me when they receive a notarizeed s...
09/09/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Virginia | #18543How Do I Collect Estate Property with an Affidavit in Virgina?
My husband died April 2009, without a will. He had 16,000 dollars in an Charles Swab investment account. My name was not on the account. We were married for 29 years and I was beneficary to his retirement accounts and life insurance accounts. How can I receive the money valued at 16,000 from Charles Schwab. THey say I need a death certificate, affidavit of Domicile, letter ...
08/31/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Virginia | #18342