Hire a successions attorney.
They can sign it but it can be challenged with proof of that diagnosis.
They told my lawyer I have to find the father. I haven seen in him 18 years since my daughter was 2 months old.
If the father is not on the birth certificate, you do NOT need to locate him. Your lawyer can get a court order. Call a trusts and estates lawyer.
This would be both agreeing to disposal of the remainder of the estate after the last survivor passes.
Joint and Mutual Wills are almost always asking for a Will Contest after one or both testators die. Do not draft nor execute anything like it. Two separate Wills, even with extremely similar legacies and devises, are always better.
What steps must the purchaser take to recover the Mineral Rights from the seller
Usually when a seller reserves mineral rights, they reserve them forever. You might think about negotiating a lower price because you will be getting less than you originally expected, or say no to the reservation of mineral rights, or say yes to only a partial reservation.
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If mean written by hand (manuscript) then it's an olographic will, and it can be legal if it is entirely handwritten by the testator, and if it's dated and signed by the testator. If it's typed or printed of of a computer, then it's not handwritten, but it can be a valid... Read more »
You file a Motion to Continue
However, she's not able to take on decisions and handle finances. So she let her sister (which is his step daughter)take over it all. My father has 3 biological kids by his first wife. Both wife's are deceased. As his biological kids. Do we have any rights or say so regarding our father.... Read more »
Your facts are not clear. If his sister had a durable power of attorney (DPOA), that gave her the power to act for your dad. However, if she is no longer able to serve, the successor named to her in the DPOA would than act. She does not have the power to delegate her power to someone else.... Read more »
So what happens next since everything is still in both their names what does that mean for his children
If I understand you correctly, your step mom did not probate the will because everything was held jointly. If this is the case then all assets are now hers by operation of law. You and your children have no right to any of those assets. She is free to dispose of them in any way she chooses. She... Read more »
Do you mean, how do you get a power of attorney?
I been living here 10+yrs and grandmother living here longer. Will has been claimed invalid according to courts. I have two siblings & brother doesn't want estate but sister does and am currently trying to work a deal with her. We live in Louisiana.
If you or are an owner or heir to the property, they have no right to evict you. To require you to move would most likely require one of your siblings to file to have the property partitioned or sold. Good luck.
His children don't want anything to do with the funds since they would have to pay for a succession. He raised me for 15 years and contributed to my care as well as I did his later on. Is there anything I could do to rightfully claim this property? I have notified all heirs and none want to... Read more »
Contact his pension administrator.
My father had inheritance from his parents. My family wants him to be executor and I don’t trust him. He has drawn up paperwork for us to sign and file to make him executor. My question is if I sign this paperwork does it waive my right to open succession at a later time? We don’t have a good... Read more »
Do NOT sign anything he presents to you. Hire a Successions attorney and open the Succession yourself.
ut my sister the oldest in charge. At the time he was spatting with my sister and brother.That was 30 yrs.ago soon after he recobsiled with them.So he put his sister. The will was in my father's safe when he passed,ut for the last year he has been telling me he needed to go to lawyer change... Read more »
If the will is valid and it says everything goes to your sister, that's what happens. He could have included equal distributions to each children but he didn't.
I am a surviving widow, a greencard holder. I was married to my husband for 6 and a half years, but nothing is bequeathed to my name. I need support for my medications, I have no house and no income, not able to work due to my health condition (spinal arthritis and continuing nerve pains). My... Read more »
Your situation is quite complicated and cannot be answered or solved in a couple of paragraphs online. Please go visit a probate attorney and explain your situation. Most attorneys are willing to meet with you for a first appointment for free and tell you what your options are. Just call ahead and... Read more »
My father died without a will but my mother is still alive. My father inherited stocks and cash assets from his parents and also 1/2 plus 1/5th of his parents house which my parents then bought out my dads siblings. My mother now lives in this house. I am unsure if they used inherited money of... Read more »
You don't need their permission. You can open the succession and force either a sale or buy out of the house and liquidation of the rest of your Dad's estate. Hire a successions attorney.
So what can you do when that happens when your parents have 5 kids and left no name on the house but theirs and now they pass and two wants to sell or be bought out of the property what to do
Kids need to hire a successions attorney and open the succession.
Children 2 of the 5 children have since passed can the executor take their name off the will
And do you have to have a probate ?
Yes to probate. Yes to voluntarily waiving a share. Hire a successions lawyer.
My kids father passed away and he had a settlement for unpaid settlement from a vehicle accident.
If the father died without a will then his children would be next of kin and would inherit the rights to pursue his claim. Also, if he had children other than the one(s) he owes child support for, then the lien for back-due support would be owed before any of the other money is distributed. I... Read more »
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