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I would like to know if notorized letter is signed in NJ will it help with changing name on property in PR. Not sure, what I need to do as my father is now in a nursing home. He never fixed the right papers to leave me the property. I don't know if the property will be lost?
answered on Nov 6, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. A notarized letter is not capable of transfering real property in Puerto Rico. No you Will not lose the property due to him being in a nursing home in New Jersey.
The property is not capable of being gifted since it will affect the inheritance of his... View More 
The house is destroyed the owners were my grandparents I grew up in the house. My uncles and aunt are the inheritance of the house, family members would like to give me their part as gift others want money. What can I do to get the paperwork going and take ownership of this destroyed house. Who do... View More
answered on Nov 3, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The legal process requires that first the property must go into the names of the inheritors. For this you will need to do a Declaration of Inheritors for your Grandfather and another one for your Grándmother. This created two Estates and the registraron of the... View More
My parents have joint custody, I’m on week with my mom I’m Humacao, and another with my dad in Caguas. I’ve been trying to convince my mother to ask for full custody for over two years now but she always puts it off. At this point in desperate, can I just decide not to go to my dads house? My... View More
answered on Nov 2, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. No you cannot decide but your opinión does count. The Court will take your opinión into consideration but only if your Mother requests full custody.
My sister has dementia and will pass shortly; in total, we are 5 siblings. She does not have a will/testament, nor does she have a surviving spouse or children. There is however, an estranged grandchild that lives somewhere on the island. Is the grandchild first in line for distribution of her... View More
answered on Oct 30, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. No the Court will not do anything. If the grandchild never claims his inheritance then it is Lost. The siblings become inheritors only when your sister has no remaining inheritors (greatgrandchildren.) If no inheritor claims then the Government of Puerto Rico... View More
answered on Oct 28, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. This all depends on what your available income is after the other child support payments have been issued. You will need to show that you are required to pay child support in another jurisdiction.
If you need additional information feel free to contact... View More
My husbands son is 23 . All of his friends graduated with a bachelors degree a year ago. His son is taking over 5 yrs for college because he has only been a part time student(he started college at 18yrs old) . He should be a full time student since he does not and has not ever had a job or any... View More
answered on Oct 26, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The case law on the matter of continúed child support after the age of majority (21) when said child is continuing his studies is found in Key Nieves vs Oyola Nieves 116 DPR 261. In said case the ruling contains the requisits needed to continue said child... View More
Dad agreed signed for her son to move with Mom to FL, but he turned 18 and wants to move back to PR. He is a young adult with Asperger (fully functional). Would it be better for the lawyer to be hired in FL or PR to fight the custody? Will he still considered a minor in PR until the age of 21 and... View More
answered on Oct 25, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The jurisdiction over the custody matter belongs to Puerto Rico since the original custody case was filed in Puerto Rico when the Father authorized the Mother to have custody as per the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). This would render your son a... View More
Do I still need custody papers even though he's been missing all this time, we were not married and his family claims to not know where he is?
Last address I'm aware of was in a prison in Pennsylvania and that's it. He hasn't paid child support in years and I can't... View More
answered on Oct 25, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. You will need to file a Petition for Custody and Patria Potestad in the Court of your residence. For this you will need to hire an Attorney and will need a certified copy of the childs birth certificate. If you need additional information, please feel free to... View More
My ex from PR send child support money for my kids to my mother, who has legal custody. My son lives in New Jersey is expected to live with me and my daughter lives with me
answered on Oct 20, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The child support payments are for the children thus said payments should be sent to the person whom has the physical custody of the children in other words where the children actually live. For this to happen, you will need to file a petition in the Court to... View More
It's been a little bit more than three years that we haven't gone back to Puerto Rico we live in the state of Florida basically all of our childhood we tried to go to PR every year but unfortunately we were not able to go after 3 years when we went back for vacation we noticed that there... View More
answered on Oct 20, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The legal process needed is known as " Desahucio". It is a Court procedure by which the registered property title holder request from the Court the eviction of squaters from the property.
You Will need to file a petition in the Court for... View More
My Grandmother had a house and land in Puerto Rico. She left the papers to my mother, who she had adopted as an infant, My grandmother passed, My mother just passed and left the papers to me. Someone's living there since childhood who is not blood or legal family but family none the less... View More
answered on Oct 11, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. In order for you to do anything you need to be declared an inheritor of your Grandmother. You should start by verifying the adoption of your Mother to make sure it was done legally thus confirming that indeed you are an inheritor. This can be done by verifying... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The child support Will continue until she turnos age 21 and you request from the Court or ASUME the elimination of the child support order.
answered on Sep 29, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. There is nothing in the law that requires a plot of land to be ready for said services. However, there are various laws that need to be complied with prior to the sale of a plot of land such as The Planificatión Board, ARPE, CRIM, Plot Plans, title,... View More
Child was selling drugs, etc. He was caught and prosecuted for different offenses. If in jail, how does this work with child support?
answered on Sep 29, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The child is still a minor and has a legal right to receive child support Even if he is in jail. The differences now is that said child support payments will be maid to the party whom has his custody thus the Juveniles Corrections Department in the child's... View More
Great-uncle has property but no other assets. He’s single and no children. He was one of 11 children (6 full siblings and 5 half siblings). My great-uncle does not want any of his siblings nor their children to inherit his house or anything. I am his “tutor” aka guardian and the only one that... View More
answered on Sep 29, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The inheritance laws of Puerto Rico are very strict. Your Great Uncle must create a Last Will and Testament in order to acheive his intent for you to be his sole heir. In said Will he needs to disinherit his siblings and his nephews/nieces of those siblings... View More
-Currently going to University of Puerto Rico but don't want to go
- I am forced to do so because if I'm not "studying" I won't be eligible to the alimony I receive currently
-What constitutes as " education" aside from going to college
answered on Sep 24, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. In Puerto Rico there is no alimony, Just child support until the age of 21. Once the child tienes 21 the child support order will be eliminated if the non-custodial parent request elimination. After the age of 21until the age of 25, a child can request from... View More
answered on Sep 19, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. First you need to evaluate if said property is his only asset. Your Father cannot liquidate his only asset since it will affect the inheritance of his other children. He needs to garantee atleast one-third of the total value of his assets for the inheritors .... View More
answered on Sep 19, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. First we need to evaluate if she has other assets that will garantee her children's inheritance in a value of one-third of her total assets including the property to be transfered to you. If she does then she can donante the property to you. If she does... View More
Puerto Rico, but the father was the one to submit the peticion requesting child support?
answered on Sep 12, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The jurisdiction belongs to the Court that issued the child support order or has a pending case where the child is a resident. If an order to pay child support has been issued then that issuing Court will have continual and exclusive jurisdiction on said matter... View More
A house in Pr. They have 3 daughters- should my grandmother decide to sell the home will she need to give the daughters a share or is that only if she has passed and then the children inherit the estate?
answered on Sep 10, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The three daughters are the inheritors of your Grandfather's Estate which in turn is half owner of the house. In order for your Grándmother to sell the property, she will need to first create your Grandfather's Estate in Court, file the Estate taxes... View More
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