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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Probate and Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: What does it mean when the Probate Judge gives a check to the paralegal in Alabama
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Dec 21, 2022

An Alabama attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. If this is about a personal injury case (the originally posted category) that involves an estate, you may want to add "Estate Planning" and "Probate" to your categories. Good luck

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Family Law and Probate for Alabama on
Q: How can I get extra money from the estate if the will was not probated
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answered on Sep 21, 2022

If you are a Next of Kin or Heir, and there are sufficient assets, then you might consider administrating the Estate as Intestate. Then there may be distributions, or you might file your own Claim. Hire a competent AL attorney.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Real Estate Law for Alabama on
Q: If the estate of my wife's grandmother who is deceased is in her care does that mean that the property is legally hers?
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answered on Sep 13, 2022

No You may want to check the Probate File at Court. It sounds like the wife is an Administratrix/Executrix.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: I need help with a trust
Frank Truncali
Frank Truncali
answered on Aug 21, 2022

Are you looking to create a trust or is this related to an existing trust?

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Family Law, Energy, Oil and Gas and Probate for Alabama on
Q: My mother passed away in 2016. My father was the executor of her estate. She inherited oil leases in a few states from

her parents. My father didn't transfer them over to his name. He passed in 2019. I am the executor to his estate. Problem is, she passed in Alabama and I am a resident of Virginia. We had to get a 3rd party resident of AL to handle the transfers of the oil leases to a LLC for my sister and... View More

Randy Bryan Ligh
Randy Bryan Ligh
answered on Jun 10, 2022

I assume that there's an attorney involved with your mother's estate? if so, speak to that attorney. if you have issues with him, then consult with another probate attorney and seek what is recommended.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: My son died, and was not married. His Ex girlfriend is trying to claim everything is hers. What is my rights?

They are one time shared the same address but she had recently moved out and in with her mother. Now she's claiming they were back together. And that everything is hers. What is my rights?

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answered on Jun 3, 2022

If you son did not have a will, then chances are you and his father (if living) are the sole heirs of his estate. If your son had a will, then the heirs are whomever he said they are. You should contact a probate attorney for help with this before all of the assets disappear and are unrecoverable.

4 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy and Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: I had a bankruptcy lawyer to tell me to stop paying all my bills, put my houses in a trust and then tell me 4 months to

Come get half my money back. He’s ruined my life. I sold my house and he didn’t file my trust papers with the courts. I had to pay the closing attorney to finish it. Is this malpractice?

Kevin M Ryan
Kevin M Ryan
answered on Apr 16, 2022

The bankruptcy code requires a disclosure in the Statement of Financial Affairs of any assets transferred to a Trust within 10 years of the filing date for the case. I am not sure why the lawyer advised you to do this, because they can still be considered an asset of the bankruptcy estate ( a... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Tax Law and Probate for Alabama on
Q: My grandmother deeded her home to my uncle and is still living but in a nursing home. The home was sold and the money

and the money split between he and my mother. His name was the only one on both the deed to home and the ALTA statement and she wasn’t given a 1099. The money was split at the title office and deposited directly into the two separate accounts. How would she need to file this on her taxes?... View More

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answered on Feb 22, 2022

You wrote that your grandmother deeded her home to your uncle, but it sounds like she did not deed 100%. If she deeded to him a co-tenancy or joint tenancy interest, that would explain why the proceeds were divided between them. However, because of the inconsistencies in the facts given, and due... View More

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Q: My husbands will was notorized but not witnessed. Is it still legal? We live in Alabama
Jack T. Carney
Jack T. Carney
answered on Feb 21, 2022

If your husband was a resident of Alabama at the time he signed the Will, then to be valid it must be witnessed by two people. The notary could certainly serve as one of those witnesses, but more than one witness is required.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: Mom didn't have a will died she said it's mine but 2 nephews trying to get half hadn't seen in 15 years
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answered on Feb 16, 2022

You have not asked a question, but I assume you are asking what to do about the two nephews. You need to hire an attorney to help you determine the validity of their claims. It is likely that their claims are legitimate if they are the children of a predeceased sibling of yours. Having no will,... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Estate Planning, Tax Law and Real Estate Law for Alabama on
Q: My dad is downsizing and is planning to leave me and my fiance his fully paid off house. We need any advice to get start

Should we inherit or transfer deed into name and just pay the property taxes?

Kevin M Ryan
Kevin M Ryan
answered on Jan 7, 2022

A Living Trust would be one of the best simple ways for your father to set up his estate plan. The real estate would need to be transferred to the Trust and the documents would most certainly need to be prepared by an attorney. An Attorney who practices in the area of estate planning and tax law... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: I am the personal representative for my parents’ estate. Does their credit union have to let me transact on the account

They have all necessary papers to prove I am personal representative. My parents’ estate is receiving stock dividend checks and the credit union is rejecting them. They refuse to deposit anything saying that I cannot transact on the account. It is difficult to get everything changed over to the... View More

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answered on Jun 1, 2021

Try contacting the issuers of the stock dividend checks and tell them that your parents are deceased. Provide death certificates and letters of administration and get them to re-issue the checks to you as PR of the estate(s) and then you can deposit the dividend checks to the estate account.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Real Estate Law and Probate for Alabama on
Q: mom passed away her name was first on the home with my step dad second She didn't have a will as her child do i get part

I've lived in the home have taken care an maintain all needs of home. Step dad remarried and now his new wife wants to push me out of home and sell property? Do I have any rights to do anything

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answered on May 12, 2021

From your statement of facts, apparently stepdad has the title. Hire an attorney to search the title.

2 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: Does a POA have to be signed to be valid? We signed the assignment section & notarized but didn't sign back page.

My brother has ALS. He cannot sign the POA back page. He signed the 1st page in 2019. It was notarized and we just simply skipped right over the back page signature. Is it valid?

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answered on Apr 6, 2021

It is difficult to answer this question without seeing the instrument itself, but as a general rule an in signed POA is not valid. If your brother still has mental capacity, however, he can “sign” a new one using a legal process whereby he authorizes and directs someone else to sign for him. An... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law, Estate Planning and Probate for Alabama on
Q: need help on finding out the lawyer that my deceased mother had when the house was sign over too her

please help

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answered on Mar 18, 2021

Many times the Deed will have the preparer of the instrument on it. Sometimes the drafting attorney will notarize the grantor. So start by looking at the Deed closely. You might contact the grantor and ask him.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Real Estate Law and Probate for Alabama on
Q: My father's Will (2004) left some property to me and 2 brothers but his wife got this property until her death then we

were to get it back from her. One of my brothers died in 2014 no Will and he didn't own anything(rented sec8 house, no creditcard, on disability, car was paid off, My mom paid for his funeral) so there was no probate filed by his 2 kids. 2 years ago my dad's wife (still living) signed the... View More

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answered on Jan 18, 2021

Simply sell the real property to someone else. There may not be any title insurance available for several years on your property, even though it does not cover very many risks.

1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law and Estate Planning for Alabama on
Q: My dad got divorced, had no will, and passed away. His ex wife’s name is still on the house.

My dad and his ex wife got divorced before they could come to an agreement on the house. She hasn’t been in the house over 10 years. He passed away with no will in place. He has two biological children(me and my sister) and a daughter that he and his ex wife adopted. The ex wife doesn’t want to... View More

Amanda B Cook
Amanda B Cook
answered on Dec 18, 2020

To evaluate this fact pattern, an attorney will need to look at your father and his ex wife's Deed. However, it sounds like she could own half or possibly even the entire property, and yes you are correct that she could evict you or petition a court for a sale of the house at any time... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Probate and Wrongful Death for Alabama on
Q: My stepdad of 30 years died in the pipeline explosion 2016. His wife, my mother, automatically became the executor of

My mother passed away this June and the lawsuit hasn't been settled and I need an executive of estate to file with home insurance and truck and would me and my sister be the beneficiary of lawsuit

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Dec 8, 2020

An Alabama attorney would be able to advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. I'm very sorry for the recent loss of your mother, and earlier loss of your stepfather. You say that a wrongful death lawsuit has not been settled. It isn't clear from the facts whether a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Alabama on
Q: How to sue a county in Alabama?

After my father died his siblings went to the courthouse and was allowed to sign an affidavit stating that they were his only living survivors and gave them ownership of land and property without further investigating if that was true. My mother (his wife) and I. (Daughter)was forced to move from... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Oct 20, 2020

Yes you do need a lawyer, and quickly. Call an attorney that specializes in probate or estate planning to help you. I don’t know what county you are in but there should be plenty to help.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Foreclosure, Real Estate Law and Tax Law for Alabama on
Q: Owner of home died owing mortgage for a trailer that sits on my property can I claim it due to it being surveyed wrong

We recently discovered that a mobile home sits on the back corner of our property we found out the owner died owing a mortgage her family informed me that they knew it was on my property due to the survey being done incorrectly but never informed us of the error can the mortgage company be held... View More

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answered on Oct 19, 2020

There is too much missing information to answer your question. You should schedule a personal consultation with an attorney to review the entire situation.

For example, a mobile home is generally considered personal property. In that case, there is nothing to prevent a lender from taking...
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