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I am my brother’s only living heir.
answered on Apr 2, 2024
Check his mail. Check his credit report. Check his tax return. You can also hire a private investigator service.
Spouse died. Her will excludes the husband. Does he still have right of election to 1/3 of the estate? Is notary of post nup signatures a hard and fast requirement?
answered on Mar 6, 2024
Like a pre-nup, a post-nup must be acknowledged (which is a notary, but a certain format), and comply with other requirements. Thus, if this one is not notarized, it fails.
We have been living in an apartment for almost a year. In the second month of living here, the heater went out and the landlord took over 6 months to fix it, throughout the entire “heat season” in nyc we had no heat. For the past two months we withheld rent to force him to fix the problem. He... View More
answered on Mar 4, 2024
Call "311" and have the Department of Buildings issue violations. You cannot be evicted while violations are present.
answered on Feb 24, 2024
No. The notary is actually notarizing the witnesses, so it would be notarizing yourself.
My father passed away November of 2023 in the State of New York, Cayuga County. He left no will. He owned a small parcel of land. I am the only next of kin. I went to court and obtained the letters of administration and went to the clerks office. They told me that I had to file a deed form but... View More
answered on Feb 21, 2024
There is a form of Administrator's Deed. That is what you need.
I am going through divorce and my ex and I own a home that is being rented for rental income in NY state. I pay the mortgage but he has collected all the income from the house and refused to give it to me. The lease is only signed with his name. The house deed is in both of our names but the... View More
answered on Feb 19, 2024
The matter will be governed by your divorce decree. It should have specified who gets the income and who has to pay.
My father passed away 2 years ago, and did not leave a willing. My two older siblings and I have been paying the mortgage in his name. We are worried that if we do, the bank will take away the house, because its not in our name. What are your suggestions on this matter, how should I proceed and... View More
answered on Jan 29, 2024
First, pay the mortgage if you want the house. The bank will take money from anywhere. Just pay. To transfer title, subject to seeing the current deed, you are going to have to form an estate for your father, get Surrogate Court letters, and then do a deed to the three of you.
My father passed away in March of 2023 with $200k in the bank, his name only, no will. My mother passed away 5 months later with no money but several debts. I am currently administering my father's estate, but one of my mother's creditors insists that I am legally required to administer... View More
answered on Jan 16, 2024
You do not need to administer your mother's estate. There is a procedure for the creditor to petition the Public Administrator to administer your mother's estate to get paid. It is true that your mother's estate is a beneficiary of your father.
Our LLP was established in January 2023. Unfortunately, we're facing financial constraints, and while other partners are willing to inject more capital to sustain the business, there is one partner refuses to invest further. what options are available to the other partners?
answered on Jan 9, 2024
It depends what the partnership agreement provides. There are different structures that could be pursued.
Hallo, my father recently passed away, and had a brokeage account in the US. His girlfriend was listed as a contributor, but she has not deposited a single $ in the account. Since there is no will, by danish law all assets pass to next of kin, i.e me and my siblings. How should we procede?
answered on Jan 7, 2024
Contact the brokerage company to see if there is a beneficiary designation on the account. If so, the beneficiary gets the money. If not, the estate gets the money. Your Danish papers may be good enough to collect.
Judgment for Collections
answered on Jan 6, 2024
It depends on whether the dismissal is with prejudice (cannot bring again) or without prejudice (can bring again). If silent, it is without prejudice.
I am willing to buy the form.
answered on Dec 1, 2023
If you have enough money that it is worth opening a trust, you have enough money to pay a lawyer to do it right. No lawyer is going to recommend an online form.
I rent an apartment to a couple in New York State. They're both listed in the lease agreement. They are a few months behind and I want to have a process server serve them a 14 day notice. Do they have to be served separately?
answered on Nov 28, 2023
Yes, each tenant and occupant must be independently named and served in the notice, and the landlord/tenant case once commenced.
Dad left me a letter that my Step Mom would sell the house and gift me with money from the sale. She even stated she would sell the house then get settled then split the proceeds between her son & I.
Last week I asked her to put something in writing legally. She then told me she... View More
answered on Nov 27, 2023
If the house was held as tenants by entireties, i.e. as husband and wife, it passes by operation of law to your step mother. The letter is worthless. The will would be irrelevant as to the house. You would have to be legally evicted, but she could do it.
I have a judgment against me for approx $7,000 total (from 12 years ago) in a different state (NJ and Florida) and am currently residing in NY. I cannot pay this debt right now in any way, not even a minimum payment. Can the debtor come after my vehicle (worth approximately 4k) if it's... View More
answered on Nov 20, 2023
Technically, yes. Realistically, no. Do not worry about it as to the car.
The person is married and has children, lives in New York..
My wife’s mother passed away. We are not sure if her bank account had a beneficiary or did she have a will.
Her mother is legal married..
would happen to her bank account now that she is deceased?
What... View More
answered on Nov 15, 2023
Depending on the size of the account the wife needs to file an administration proceeding of some type.
answered on Nov 2, 2023
You don't need a lawyer. Just have the clerk help you fill out the forms.
The will was created while I was a minor and never updated. I am an adult now. In the will, personal representatives are named. Only one is still present. In filing documents with the court, I was told that I am unable to receive the paperwork needed because of these representatives being named.... View More
answered on Nov 1, 2023
You are going to have to file a petition and cite the party refusing to comply. Should the party come forward, the document says what it says, and will be enforced.
to make a long story short...a woman, who had 3 kids, at age 75 developed brain cancer and she had no will...after brain surgery one of her kids took over her health and asset management and had a will written by a lawyer in which one of the children was left almost nothing from the estate. The... View More
answered on Oct 25, 2023
It is perfectly legal to disinherit a kid or treat kids unequally. The short answer is that both grounds, undue influence and lack of capacity, are challenges. But, they are very fact specific, and the burden of proof is on the challenging party. You need medical evidence in support.
My wife and I own a home together in Orange County NY. Many years back, my wife under duress wrote a letter stating that upon the sale of our home, her mother would receive 1/3 of the profit from said sale. Is this letter legal. It was written as an email and only signed by my wife. The document... View More
answered on Oct 20, 2023
Maybe as a contract between your wife and her mother, but not as a lien on property or any restriction on the sale. If you do not pay the mother, she could in theory sue under the contract, which seems to be likely unenforceable.
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