I live in New Hampshire and am trying to get a copy of my mother’s will. I went to the City Clerk of the Court Cook County, but did not find a link on how to download a form to obtain a copy of the will. Obviously I cannot appear at the specified location as stated on the Probate Court – Cook County website. I would greatly appreciate any advice you may offer. ANSWER BY MARGARET
When someone does not want to be an executor of a will can they appoint someone else in their place ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: If you don’t want to serve as executor, you can decline to sign. The will should have an alternate Person Representative listed. If there is no alternate, the state has a statute which spells out who in the family has priority to serve as PR. Follow us on Facebook Follow us on
My parents home was only in my father’s name. He passed away 7 years ago, leaving his estate to my mother, per his will. She continued to make the monthly mortgage payments and nobody every mentioned anything to her. Now, her mortgage has been transferred to a new loan company they’re saying she needs to get the deed put into her name. She’s struggling with money at this time and the people she keeps trying to
My father (who is divorced from my mother) lived in a different house with his girlfriend for a long time, but never legally wed. The girlfriend’s family gave me some electronic equipment (iphone/laptop) but don’t have the passwords to access it. The girlfriend’s family does not want us to review any “paperwork”, because my father and his girlfriend had joint investment accounts. My sister who once stayed in that house for family visits & is first
My grandmother died in 2016 and at the time she had a boyfriend living with her. Never married and never had a will. My grandmother has three children, two of which do not care what happens with the property. The boyfriend is still living there and we are wanting to sell the land. Legally, what are our options? My mom has the original deed to the property and paid property taxes for three years after she
Spouse purchased property during our marriage but my name was not on the deed or mortgage. The only thing I care about is that my son has a place to live if I’m not around, that he inherits half. I think that tenancy by entirety means spouse gets 100%, son 0%? Is that what the deed currently is by default? Does a TIC allow my son to get 50%? Is there some way to make sure
My father has a will. His will states when he passes, my two siblings and I will each get an equal share of his money. He does not mention anything about his grandchildren or what would happen if one of his children passes before he does. If I pass before my dad, when he passes will my share of the inheritance from him pass down to my children (my will states everything goes to my children)
The pension company sent a letter stating that my relative’s estate is owed payments dating back to 2018. His only creditors are from the hospital stay prior to death. Do these funds need to be listed as an asset and go through probate? ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: Yes, the funds would go through probate. Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Legal Disclaimer: Please note that this answer does not constitute legal advice, and should
A close relative of mines passed away. There was a property in their name. Unfortunately, my name wasn’t added to the deed before the person passed away. I am wondering if probate court would be simple since the person did not owe any debt, no kids, no spouse and nobody in the family wants anything to do with the property other than me so it will not be contested. ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: Probate is never
Many online-only banks offer higher interest rates for online savings accounts but I found that most of these banks do not allow accounts to be owned by a trust. If I list my trust as beneficiary, is it just as good as having the trust own the account? ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: Naming the trust as a beneficiary is a way to fund the trust at your death, thus avoiding probate. There is one drawback. As
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