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Best in the Business

Mary is thorough, detail oriented, completely prepared, and an excellent communicator. Having bought and sold about 15 properties, she is the best closing attorney that I have encountered. ~A real estate client

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If there is a family trust, does the land in the trust have to be redeeded when 1 member dies?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There is a family trust that holds land (it’s only asset) and 1 of the members died leaving his share to his child. Does the land need to be re-deeded to include the child who is an adult? ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L. CROSS-BELIVEAU: The trust owns the real estate. If a Trustee dies, that death is addressed on the deed transferring the real estate out of the trust, whether by a sale to

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Sue my brother for back taxes

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: House was bought by mom/dad/son in 1993 as joint tenants. dad past away 2002 and son/mom now are joint tenants. Paul quit claimed a deed to add his wife in 2003 without conscent of mom as he did use a lawyer and mom was told he did not need conscent of mom. 2011 mom did the same quit claimed a deed using a lawyer to add her daughter and me and mom with a

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