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not only has my brother been selling alot of the belongings he is claiming there is no life insurance. Just last year my dad mentioned to me how much i would be getting. i hated when he brought that subject up. especially when we were literally burying his dad the last time he mentioned it. My... View More 
answered on Apr 20, 2020
Hello,
Life insurance is a different matter, by contract the life insurance company will have to pay whomever is listed on the beneficiary line. If you father and mother were married at the time of your father's death and your mother is still living, there is a good chance that she... View More
I signed a lease online for the time of August 2020 to move in. This particular landlord had told me my lease was not approved and signed by them and that I needed to sign another paper and give my proof of income. I called a couple weeks later due to the hardship of this COVID19 and told them we... View More
answered on Apr 9, 2020
If the Landlord told you that it was not yet approved that there was something else you had to do in order to get it approved, then your "offer" to lease was not "accepted" yet. You can withdraw your offer at any time prior to "acceptance".
The burden of... View More
My boyfriend wanted to help me invest my portfolio. I gave him access but with stipulations that we were to talk about each position and I would okay them. I also told him I did not want to lose more than 2500$ of the original 10 k we talked about. He was to always put stops or trailing stops to... View More
answered on Apr 7, 2020
He basically gave you a gift. Don't worry about taxes. Gifts are not taxed. You do not need to worry about taxes.
Wes
If a tenant is renting a room in a house where the owner of that house also lives can the tenant ban guests that the owner has said are ok to be there?
answered on Mar 30, 2020
Hard to say w/out seeing the contract. A tenant may exercise exclusive control over some areas, probably their room and private space, but would not have the legal right to ban a guest of another tenant/owner from a common area space.
I hope this helps.
Wes
I just want truth. This is man made and patenend to be what be biowarfare
I met my grandfather (on my dads side) in 2000 over the phone when he was speaking with my grandmother (moms side) he was in Utah I was in Seattle, I moved to Utah latr October 2019 I called him we were gonna meet face to face that Thanksgiving well he didn't show, then never answered his... View More
answered on Mar 30, 2020
Hi,
I am not sure where you are at in your knowledge about estate planning, so I will give you some background then answer your question.
Background:
If your Grandfather put you in his will whomever the executor/personal representative is will need to notify you if you are... View More
I am finding out for the 1st time EVER that the monopoly games were fixed and I am devastated! As a young woman,teenager, &single mom, i spent every bit of my weekly allowance, money earned from babysitting, mowing yards, odd jobs,and money from my 1st waitressing job on the monopoly game.... View More
answered on Mar 30, 2020
When you say that the monopoly game was fixed, I am not sure understand. Did they misrepresent anything? Did you read their fine print of the rules and find out that they were lying? If so they could be liable. If you thought your chances of winning were better than what McDonalds represented... View More
answered on Mar 20, 2020
You only have 3 days to cancel the lease agreement if the lease agreement gives you that option. There is no state or federal statute that will give you that right. If the place is deficient or "uninhabitable" then you would be able to cancel on the ground that the Landlord is breaching... View More
My uncle who was the executor for my grandfather's estate will not provide a will . iam in the will stating me and my jids can live there in his house under we pay utilities and house taxes. My uncle changed the locks broke into my sons room went threw all of our stuff and threw a lot of mine... View More
answered on Mar 9, 2020
I am sorry for what you are going through. If you haven't seen the will how do you know you had a right to live in the house so long as you paid utilities?
This sounds like it would be very difficult to reverse what has happened as the house is now owned by someone else. If you are... View More
and she is mentally ill. She won’t sign the waiver of notice. We have filed for probate. The lawyers secretary told me the court will now send notices to the beneficiaries. What happens if she doesn’t sign or do anything? I may need a new lawyer, we went to the one my dad set the trust up with... View More
answered on Mar 9, 2020
If you already have a lawyer, this question would be best posited to him/her as they have all the facts. A waiver is nothing more than a statement from a beneficiary that says, you don't have to give me notice about the case. It doesn't make them forfeit any inheritance. When a... View More
I want to sell there home no one has lived in in25 years!
answered on Feb 27, 2020
Hello,
The short answer is yes, if their names are still on the title, yes you will need to invoke the power of the Court to transfer title. You can either have the Court declare that you are the title holder, or you can be appointed as personal representative to deal with the property and... View More
3 oldest kids with his first wife who he had divorced later and 2 outside of marrige. who legally has the rights over property? Youngest child is saying he has the right to say who gets what because he is the benifacary for life insurance plan from fathers work
answered on Dec 2, 2019
Yes, the life insurance beneficiary will get whatever it says in the contract and will pass outside of probate or the laws of intestacy.
All five children have an equal right to be the person in charge (personal representative), and also will inherit equally under the laws of intestacy.... View More
What do I need to do to get those voidable contracts voided or what's the next step to repairing the war zone that has become my life because I'm now homeless and I've lost a lot everything my life's work forgive the errors and no punctuation I'm talking into my phone
answered on Nov 11, 2019
Not a lot of facts to go off of here, except that you are saying that you signed and recorded some quit claim deeds a few years ago while you lacked capacity and now you want to void the deed.
If you were under duress or undue influence by the person to whom you signed them over to, you... View More
My family has came to my fathers home and stole guns,harley's, ATV, gold coin collection and etc. What can I do? Help me Please... Monica
answered on Oct 7, 2019
I agree with my colleagues. You will need to file a probate action with the Court where either your Dad lived or owned real estate. Get appointed as persona representative, and you will be able to recover the stolen assets taken by your family.
You will need to get a probate attorney to... View More
motion to dismiss complaint was upheld by judge
answered on Oct 2, 2019
The four corners rule basically states that the Court will look no further than the four corners of the document (contract) to determine what the terms of the agreement are. The exception to this is if there are ambiguities in the contract, if there are the Court will look for outside information... View More
answered on Sep 23, 2019
If your question, is how do I get money out of the bank, then a child of the decedent or surviving spouse may be able to do it with a small estate affidavit providing that she has less than $100k in personal property including what is in the bank.
Wes
I didnt receive my intell the review date can we do something about this
answered on Sep 23, 2019
Hello,
You can't just stop a probate, unless you can prove that the person is not dead, I suppose that would stop it. But if you are trying to stop the personal representative from being appointed you will need to object to his/her appointment.
Wes
So the mechanic lein is only paid if the house is ever sold.
answered on Sep 23, 2019
Hello,
I am sorry to hear about this. Are they claiming a defect in the work? Did you have a contract that outlined the work and timing of payments?
In any case you have two remedies, you can usually put a mechanic's lien on the real estate, which will have to paid if the... View More
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