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2 Answers | Asked in Child Custody, Estate Planning and Family Law for Colorado on
Q: if my grandparents had legal custody of me when I was kid do I have say over the living will if they have passed

My grandparents had legal custody and guardianship of me and my brother when we were kids up until I turned 18 they're passed away and my uncles are trying to evict me from the home I live in which is my grandparents do they have the right evict me from her home even though she said I could... View More

Ashley Dean Powell
Ashley Dean Powell
answered on Sep 8, 2018

I think Mr. Barrett has mostly answered your question: the terms of the will and the decisions of the personal representative who is approved by the Court generally will control.

You may have an opportunity to dispute/contest the will. If you believe it has been altered, you would want to...
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2 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law for Colorado on
Q: Can a renter keep an adjoining property owner from using about 10 feet of the property they are renting if the owner

of the rental property gave permission to the adjacent landowner to use the 10 feet strip of the rental property? The 10 foot strip is outside of the 6 foot tall privacy fence for the rental which has been in place for several years.

Ashley Dean Powell
Ashley Dean Powell
answered on Sep 8, 2018

I agree with Mr. Canty that the answer probably relies exclusively on the terms of the lease, in particular the definition of the premises that are leased (is this portion outside the fence excluded by definition?) and/or any reservations of rights to the landlord (did the landlord reserve the... View More

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