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1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: Who can put in a claim against a deceased person’s property who only had one living heir at time of probate?

I was the only living heir to my mother’s property. I had a sister and a brother who are both deceased. My sister was kept on a respirator for 26 hours after my mother passed away. My sister had a massive stroke about six hours before my mother passed away and was put on the respirator. This... View More

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Feb 24, 2023

A person who fails to survive the decedent by 120 hours is deemed to have predecased the decedent for purposes of homestead allowance, exempt property and intestate succession. 474.015 Missouri Revised Statutes. It appears that you were your mother's sole surviving heir and, as such, you... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Missouri on
Q: Can 2 heirs sale inherited farm if 1 heir disagrees & is trustee of irrevocable trust & lives in house? Missouri state

Trustee lives in house & kept 98% of contents along with farm contents. Land has been surveyed into 3 plots of 42 acres each, but house,lot & barn w/lot not included. Has been appraised. He won’t pay heirs their 2/3 .

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jan 22, 2023

You should consider retaining an attorney to bring an action to enforce the trust and require an accounting from the trustee. It appears that the trustee is not acting in a proper fiduciary manner, nor complying with the terms of the Trust. You are entitled to an accounting for trust property... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: When a will is filed in Missouri, does the executor pay filing fees and other expenses upfront out of his own funds?

Since an attorney is required when filing a will for probate and the court requires payment of a filing fee, this can be a significant sum for someone who has been named an executor to pay on their own.

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jan 22, 2023

An attorney cannot ethically advance costs. Therefore, the costs must be paid up front- usuallly by the personal representative. Intial Court costs are typically under $200.00. These costs can be reimbursed from Estate funds after the personal representative receives his or her letters of... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: My father just died in Missouri, without a will. i live in Ca and was wondering what i would have to do to get his car?
Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Dec 21, 2022

If there is only a car, or minimal property, you should be able to file a Small Estate Affidavit for estates with total assets under $40,000.00. If you have paid your father's funeral bill and the bill is roughly equal to the value of the car, you may be able to file a Creditor's... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Elder Law and Probate for Missouri on
Q: My mother died intestate. Can Medicade Recovery override an Affidavit of Heirship?

We hired a probate attorney, and were informed that the recovery is about the value of her real property, and we cannot win against the state. Nothing had been filed in court yet so, I paid the attorney and we stopped the process. She was over 55 and lived alone, never in a nursing home. I do... View More

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Nov 3, 2022

The State of Missouri has a limited time in which they can recover payments made on behalf of a decedent through medicaid. If the State follows all the requirements within the proper time frame they can enforce their claim. The State of Missouri can open an Estate for the deceased, if necessary... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Probate for Missouri on
Q: Does emergency guardianship override parental custody rights?

I have a five year old daughter and I let her go with my ex whom is not her biological father he was supposed to return her and didn’t so I reported her missing. Somehow 24 hours after she was reported missing a lady I used to live with got granted emergency guardianship. I don’t even know how... View More

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Mar 23, 2024

No, you're parental rights override a temporary guardianship. You need to hire an attorney and contest this in the probate court.

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: My dead mother’s husband refuses to show me her will and her trust. What do I do

I know my mother named me as a beneficiary and I know a trust was recently filed although my mother died three years ago

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Aug 16, 2023

If you know who the Trustee is, or who the attorney for the Trust is, request a copy from them. As a beneficiary you are entitled to a copy of the trust.

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: my mother passed, do i need to go through probate if i am on all her bank accounts, she lived with us , we`re co owners

she has a will , but no other property

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Sep 19, 2022

If you are a co-owner of the accounts with a JTWROS (Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorhsip) designation, then those accounts pass directly to you and no probate is required for those accounts.

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: My father died without a will. He has 5 acres and a house. He has 3 children. When I was 13, he relinquished his

parental rights. An aunt and uncle had legal custody until I was 18. Am I an heir to his estate?

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Aug 22, 2022

I'm not entirely clear, without seeing the Judgment, but I tend to think that you are entitled to inherit. Unless you were actually adopted as the legal child of your aunt and uncle, you should still maintain your right to inherit. Often when a parent is unable to handle the... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy and Divorce for California on
Q: In a divorce how is credit card debt split up and what happens if one side cant pay it?

IM in a middle of a divorce. I have been paying the debt solely for a year. Im now in a situation of BK. My question is will I be repaid for the time i have been paying the debt solely and if so how do i collect that money if the spouse can't pay their share?

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Aug 16, 2022

Marital debt is apportioned between the parties in nearly all States. If bankruptcy is a serious consideration, it is often an effective strategy for Husband and Wife to file a joint bankruptcy prior to dissolving the marriage. This way they can eliminate most, if not all, of the debt that could... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Missouri on
Q: My mother passed away in Atchison County Missouri. She has no will, and nothing in writing.

I know this will need to go through probate but one of her friends has the key to the house that is in moms name and will not allow anyone to touch the house. I do think this friend did give my brother the car that is in my moms name. what can we do?

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Aug 14, 2022

You need to contact an attorney and open an Estate for your mother immediatately. As you mother's son, you are entitled to apply for Letters of Administration. The friend has zero rights and should not have access to the house much less giving a car "away" - how is the neighbor... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: Are assets that are POD to specific persons considered part of the probate or separate from probate?

I am referring to a retirement account and certificate of deposit. No real estate or personal property like a car or boat.

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Aug 3, 2022

If the retirement account and certificate of deposit already have named beneficiar(ies), then it will not be necessary to file a probate proceeding as to those assets. Those assets would "by-pass" Probate - assuming the beneficiary has survived the decedent.

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: My wifes grandparents died and had a will . Now its in probate and close to being settled but judge okay'd sell of

Personal property . All of it is gone and nothing of a sale . The executior is not saying a word about it . This is wrong correct

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jul 15, 2022

If your wife is an heir, she entitled to see all documents filed with the Court, including the Will (if there was one), and all Inventories of the property. When the Estate is ready for settlement, she is entitled to a copy of the Final Settlement or Statement of Account, which is a full... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy for Kentucky on
Q: My new wife took out a credit card in my name. I am in a chapter 13. What will happen?

My new wife took out a credit card in my name. I am in a chapter 13. She used my info, I didn't know about it, what will happen?

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jul 14, 2022

What you describe sounds like a post-filing debt, which would not be discharged in your Chapter 13. I have no doubt that your jurisdiction forbids incurring new debt, (including credit cards) without Court permission. (No Court in my experience would EVER grant permission). I agree with Mr.... View More

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6 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy for New Jersey on
Q: Can a debtor collect on previous debt that was discharged?
Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jun 21, 2022

No, that would be a violation of the debtor's discharge. 11 U.S. Code 524 (a) 2 provides that a Discharge operates as an injunction against the commencement or continuation of an action, employment of process, or an act to collect, recover or offset such debt as a personal liability of the... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: 1, I misosuri can I represent. Mt 17 year old daughter in a probate case? MO law on time of marriage in order to b a hei

My 17 years Olds father passed awY n February is his new wife of 45 days still a hekr?

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jun 10, 2022

Yes, his new wife is entitled to inherit, unless a will or estate planning devise provides otherwise, despite the short duration of their marriage. SInce you have children, the wife is entitled to one half the intestate estate and his children are entitled to inherit the other half. I assume that... View More

5 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy and Foreclosure for New York on
Q: Does a 1 year stay in 7 bankruptcy, extend to foreclosure? Can a bank initiate foreclosure within 1 year of bankruptcy?

The bankruptcy is still in adversary proceeding at this time. It will probably be there for some time longer.. Does this mean the bankruptcy is still considered open? Is the stay in place until the adversary proceeding is complete?

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Apr 1, 2022

The automatic stay in a Bankruptcy only exists while the case is open and the Stay is in effect. If you have been discharged in your Chapter 7 and the case is closed, there remains no protection under the automatic stay. If the creditor applied for, and was granted relief from the automatic stay,... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Probate for Missouri on
Q: My grandpa past away last august and all of a sudden his will was changed and his son got everytjing which is not

My mother died almost 4 years ago and grandpa told me and my brother what we was to inherit and our children inherit. All of a sudden after hes gone the will is no where to be found my uncle wont talk to anykne. Noones allowed on the farm. Gramdpa told me that me and my btother would split our... View More

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Mar 28, 2022

There are a lot of issues here. The first thing you need to do is to determine whether or not an estate has been opened in the Probate Court. I am assuming your grandfather was from the Columbia area, which would be Boone County. If there was a Will and it was validly excuted by your... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Missouri on
Q: Couple who split up, man passed away, spouse claiming common law marriage, any rights to the decedents property?

They split months before passing.

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jan 21, 2022

Missouri does not recognize Common Law marriage, unless the couple was living in another State where it was lawful. Beyond that, it sounds to me like they WERE married but had separated. If they WERE legally married, separated or not, at the time the decedent died, then the Wife is entitled to... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Missouri on
Q: How to find a will and whats on it and a death certificate in Missouri. Who to contact? Jackson County.

Dad passed in nov/21. I'm sure I'm a beneficiary but not sure. Sister won't tell me anything. I don't know where to look in Jackson co Missouri. I do have a right to see it . My dad had to have left me something. I'm sure .I don't know who the executor was.

Lloyd  Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
answered on Jan 19, 2022

For a death certificate contact the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, or funeral homes typically assist in obtaining death certificates. You can check Missouri Case.Net online court records to see if a probate case has been opened. If your sister... View More

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