Probate

What rights do my siblings and I have to my grandmothers estate if our mother’s inheritance was sold before she died?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My Grandfather passed away in 2007. 6 months before his passing, he sold the home he had left in his will for my mother. My Mother passed away in 2016. 6 months before, her mother, my grandmother, passed away in 2017. My grandfather’s will was possibly never read in 2007 stating that my Mother would have inherited the home sold in 2006. My uncles have claimed the properties they inherited but did not inform

Will my father lose his home??

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My father is 80 years old and his wife Gracie is 72. They have been married for 32 years. My father has 3 children with my mom, he and his wife have no children together and she had no other children previously. She owned their home when they got married and they have had several subsequent mortgages; currently they are upside down in mortgage debt. Gracie has bequeathed the home to family members other

My husband and his mother own a two family house what happens if one of them dies?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My husband and his mother bought a two family 20 years ago I just married my husband five years ago he has no children of his own his mother has five children what happens with the house if one of them dies? Thank you…They are both pretty ambivalent about seeing a lawyer they seem to think everything will just work out. ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: It depends on how your husband and mother-in-law took

Must a trustee transfer the title of a home he inherited (currently in a Trust) before selling it?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My friends brother was “willed” a home from his Father. His Father setup an irrevocable trust to handle his assets after death. My friends brother kept this property within the trust for almost 24 months, expensing taxes, repairs and other items as trust expenses, then sold the house directly from the trust and is now claiming 100% of the proceeds of the sale of the house. In other words, he charged the trust $20k

What happens if a beneficiary of a will doesn’t follow it

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My two sisters, myself, and my deceased Dad’s live in caregiver are beneficiaries of my Dad’s will. According to the will, the caregiver can live in the house up to 6 months after Dad passed. At this time we can sell the house and split the profits. If the caregiver isn’t out of the house, what can we do? Do we serve her eviction papers and have to go to court to evict her?

Does a property that is held by siblings as “tenants in common” automatically pass on to the surviving spouse when one dies?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My husband and his three siblings were deeded land via a “quit claim” by their parents. One of the siblings has passed away and did not have a will. Does his share automatically pass on to his spouse or would it pass on to his children?

Spouse passed no WILL, Bank Account in separate name, married since 2006, no kids, Small Estate Affidavit or ?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My spouse passed suddenly last week married since 2006 no kids, currently married he had no WILL. We kept separate bank accounts he had a small business it was easier for spending. I am not listed on checking account and it’s around $55k am I to file Small Estate Affidavit or Informal Probate. I am just trying to have the bank account and no one will be trying to get to it. I just

How to locate a known will and file for probate but live in the UK??

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I actually live in the UK. My aunt, who emigrated to the USA in the 60’s, passed away nearly 7 months ago. Since then we have contacted the Probate Court to find probate of estate has not been filed. We know there is a will, as my uncle (deceased), showed it to my father on his last visit to the USA. We have contacted the retirement complex numerous times by phone and email regarding

Is it Illegal to put yourself only on a Deed to a house when there are 2 other owners?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I am 1/4 owner of a property in Nh, my mother passed without a will so interstate succession applied and her 1/2 is Split between my brother and I. My aunt is the other 1/2 owner. She changed the name on the Deed to the house to only hers. She may have claimed she was the only living defendant left, even tho that’s not true. Just wondering if that is legal? ANSWER BY MARGARET

I may need an attorney willing to sue AT&T?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My mother left her AT&T stock to me in her will. My sister (executor) is very spiteful now and claiming my stock as hers. Has even sold one of them. How can they assign stock without proof that it in fact belongs to the person claiming to be that person, since she has all my personal information for probate? I even sent AT&T a copy of the will showing them it was mine legally.

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