One of us is against it.
Possibly, but without seeing the paperwork setting up the clause and knowing the circumstances behind the language, it is difficult to provide an informed answer----that said, if there is a chance to change that, then your best bet to do so would be with legal representation so I would recommend... Read more »
Cops told me she will press charges tomorrow if anything broken or damaged. She doesn’t even live there. She illegally evicted me 10 days ago. Never served an eviction notice. She gifted me her home, got pissed at the world one day, told the cops that she allowed me to stay there while she was... Read more »
If you don't have an act of sale, then she has not gifted the property to you.
Inherit all. We have 2 children ages now 17&24. My main question is that in the divorce papers I signed over all properties, cars, home etc...in other words I left with the clothes on my back literally. BECAUSE OF THAT FORCED DECISION DOES THAT IN FACT VOID THE WILL? My xhusband just passed... Read more »
If your ex husband got the immovable property and vehicles, then those items are now in his estate. If he left you everything in his will, then you get it all, minus any forced share to your children. Your divorce is irrelevant to the enforceability of the will. If he never got around to... Read more »
They can sign it but it can be challenged with proof of that diagnosis.
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.
Value is under the 125k amount.
We are interested in buying this house. How do we ensure who has legal right to sell it and if it has a clear title?
State is Louisiana
The decedent's house would pass to his brothers, if he left no parents, spouse or children. The brothers will need to open a succession. If all the decedent's assets are less than $125K, and all of his heirs are in agreement, they can execute a Small Succession Affidavit to transfer the... Read more »
My step dad has no kids and never married. He raised me since I was four and I’m now 33. He left everything in a will to me. He still owes on his home and has two harleys and a truck that are paid for. He has never filed taxes in his life and has always received a 1099 from his boss of 30+ years.... Read more »
Yes, you have to file a succession to get title to the house and vehicles. It also might have to be administered depending on the debts. Just in general, the process can take anywhere from several weeks to several months for most cases.
You file a Motion to Continue
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 »
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.
how do i obtain her lawsuit
You should have the executor of her estate contact the law firm that was handling the case for her.
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 »
She owns a home (4918 Okeefe St Bossier City, La) which my girlfriend and I were currently living in at the time of my mother passing. I am the oldest child of two from my mother and father (mom and dad have been divorced for years now). My mother does own the home but has a mortgage due to... Read more »
While your sister has a right of use to the house, she cannot kick you out to gain it. You have equal rights to use of the home. You can sue your sister for wrongful eviction and to be restored to use of the home. If you no longer wish to be a co-owner of the property with your sister and she... Read more »
Her son is saying there is no will, and that she wouldn't have wanted my son or his dad to have anything. We know this to be untrue, but we don't her attorney's name. He refuses to produce a will. He only expresses his opinion of why nobody should get anything. Doesn't her... Read more »
Her attorney can't notify anyone of a legacy, if the attorney doesn't know she's dead.
Call her friends and find out if any of them know her lawyer's name.
If your child's father is dead, incompetent, in prison, or hospitalized, then you can hire an... Read more »
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