The home was purchased over 20 yrs ago by both for retirement purposes.
answered on Nov 9, 2022
You need to speak with a PR estate planning attorney if the property is in PR as you have stated. Things to consider include, is there a Will, what does the property deed say, is there a Trust? It is possible the property will pass to your mom per PR laws, Will and or other estate planning that is... View More
Mayaquez, PR is where my grandfather resided . Not getting much help from that side of family, was born in the US so not very close to them.
answered on Oct 27, 2022
When a close relative dies, such as the case of your grandfather, the first thing that needs to be done is whether the deceased died having left a Will or not. If no Will exists, a Declaration of Heirs must be petitioned from the Puerto Rico court. Depending on when your grandfather died, the court... View More
My parents have a property in Puerto Rico. There's five siblings. Father past away Mother is still alive, who's it belong to? The property is also in an incorporation. One sibling is president in the corporation, my Mother is vise-president and I'm secretary. Should this sibling pass... View More
answered on Jan 8, 2024
The property will still belong to the corporation. As a rule, when a stockholder dies, his/her shares pass on to his/her heirs, unless an existing stockholders' agreement signed by them state otherwise.
I have my mothers birth certificate that has his name but that’s all how can I find any information on him
answered on Feb 8, 2023
I am sorry that you did not get to meet your grandfather.
Note -- you have posted this question to paTents not paRents. They look the same but patents is a field where attorneys help inventors protect their inventions.
You need to seek an attorney that works with PROBATE in the... View More
My dad didn't have a will but my uncle said that he notified the bank that my dad had 2 kids and no wife and that he would like the money to be given to us both equally. I live in Florida.
Now I lost communication with my uncle and he didn't give me the name of the bank or account... View More
answered on Jan 18, 2023
It appears that you need to contact an attorney in Puerto Rico. Your question has nothing to do with Florida law.
answered on Oct 15, 2022
I'm assuming that the will was granted in Puerto Rico. If that's the case, the Puerto Rico Notary Law demands that an attorney-notary who has authorized a will must notify a certified copy of said will with the Office of Notary Inspection's Registry of Wills. If your sisters wish to... View More
My dad passed away and he owned a house in Rincon, PR. The house was bought between my dad and mom. My mom passed away about 20 years ago. A “Declaration of inheritance” was done at that time because my mother did not have a will. My dad remarried about 14 years ago and passed away this... View More
answered on Oct 14, 2022
A recent Puerto Rico Civil Code came into effect as of November 28, 2020 by Public Law no. 55 of June 1, 2020. In this version, the widow is entitled to an equal share of the deceased's estate, same as the deceased's children. Thus, the answer to your question is that your dad's... View More
answered on Sep 15, 2022
You need to repost your question under the Puerto Rico section not NJ as you have to have a chance of getting the right answer as here you will only get NJ lawyers and most don't know Puerto Rican law.
of heirs? Or is it as simple as just walking in? Can you recommend a lawyer in Isabela?
answered on Sep 14, 2022
Greetings:
It depends on whether the matter turns adversarial, if there are discrepancies or concerns the court might recommend it.
a birth certificate, but the apparent sister doesn’t have a birth certificate with my father listed as her father nor does she have DNA results to prove a legal relationship. So what can she do to be eligible to receive my father’s inheritance? Can her and I perform a sibling dna test? Will... View More
answered on Sep 5, 2022
The test results only present a probability of kinship between 2 sisters, especially when related by only one parent. Photo comparison with grandparents and other relatives also help. How and under what circumstances DID your father recognize her as his daughter?
lady as his daughter too, that I don’t think is biologically his. Will this young lady have to provide proof that she is indeed an offspring of my father’s to inherit a portion of his estate?
answered on Sep 5, 2022
You don’t state what form did your dad’s recognition of your (apparent) sister take. If your dad recognized her as his legal daughter in a Last Will & Testament, she would only need to provide proof of identity. With no Will, you’d both need to go before the court for a Declaration of... View More
She is in the process of selling her home. In the event she passes before home is sold, the proceeds of the sale would go to the heirs.
At which time then, the heirs would need to file to obtain these funds. Is there a way to avoid the legalities later, by drafting & filing documents... View More
answered on Aug 18, 2022
Since your grandmother resides in Puerto Rico, your question would be better directed to attorneys in Puerto Rico instead of New York. However, regardless of the jurisdiction, a living will does not address the disposition of property but merely the care of someone who may become incapacitated.
Moving this over somewhere else. Sorry
answered on Aug 16, 2022
This is not a Family Law question and is not in New York. This should be posted in the estates catagory and in Puerto Rico.
he died and everyone said he left money for all his grand children, but my mother wont share a copy of the will. People are saying she stole my inheritence.
answered on Jul 25, 2022
I'm assuming that your grandfather died in Puerto Rico and that he granted his Last Will & Testament in Puerto Rico. As such, the first step would be to procure a copy of his death certificate from the Demographics Registry. With the certificate in hand, a request for certification would... View More
I have my stepdad will which was created in 1994. He resided in Florida at that time. He passed away in 2007 in Puerto Rico. He did not have any children on his own. He was married to my mom and she also passed away in 2012. The asset in question is a house located in Puerto Rico. I was told by the... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2022
Puerto Rico courts have jurisdiction, since your dad left an estate in Puerto Rico. The same holds true for your mom's estate, assuming that the real estate property you write off was jointly acquired by both of your parents. Your dad's will, if you have the original, may be eligible to... View More
The will left everything to 1 person, who is deceased, their 3 kids are heirs. The deceased had a brother and sister who were not in will but are being allocated 1/9th each of the estate value (1/3 of 1/3 forced heir dispost). 5 heirs are using 1 attorney and 1 heir has their own. The question is... View More
answered on Jul 18, 2022
If the deceased left is entire estate to one person who is - I assume - a sibling, I take it to mean that the deceased died without a spouse, without descendants, and without living parents. The way you describe the proposed distribution, it seems that the deceased granted his/her Last Will &... View More
My mother is a PR resident (I am not), and wants to gift her home to me before she remarries or dies. She also said she may want to still live in the home after she gifts it to me. She said she would gift the title, but still have it enscribed in her name. I want to accept her kind gift, but I am... View More
answered on Jul 18, 2022
First off, unless your mother donates the property to you by way of a deed the Property Registry would still register the real estate in her name. Once she transfers the property in fee simple to you, it needs to be inscribed in your name by filing a certified copy of the donation deed and of your... View More
They purchased a 10 acre plot of land. The co-owner sold the land without consulting my mother and kept all the profits. My father did not have a will. Before my father death he gave me the legal documents of the property in question, and found out the co-owner has shown my father’s death... View More
answered on Jul 12, 2022
If your father left no will, a declaration of heirs should've been petitioned before the courts. I would highly recommend procuring an in-depth title study of that property and procure the scanned historic foils (pages) of that property, to research how it got sold. I would need to review the... View More
After my father’s death in 2001, five months later his friend decided to sell the property without notifying our family, but many years later 2022 we noticed that was done. Is there’s any advice to pursuing this or is to late? This happened in Puerto Rico.
answered on Jul 12, 2022
I'm assuming that your argument implies that said property (whether real estate or not) belonged in life to your late father; and that the sale was somehow illicit. Without additional information, it is difficult to address your question. If the property you speak of is real estate, you could... View More
We are three males US Citizens
answered on Jun 21, 2022
Your question does not state when your uncle passed away. The answer to your question, depends upon your uncle's decease date, since a different Civil Code applies s of November 28, 2020. When a person dies without a will, the following hierarchy applies.
If your uncle died before... View More
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