I live in Oklahoma. I own (or might own - who knows?) an undivided interest in mineral rights in Texas. I consider them worthless. Let's suppose that I manage to avoid probate through the use of beneficiary forms, TOD's, and POD's for financial accounts and TOD Deed for my house and cars, for... Read more »
It appears that Texas law allows a transfer on death transaction for minerals. A Texas attorney should be asked about a transfer on death deed. Current federal estate taxes begin at $11.4 million.
However, don't just focus on who gets your things when you are gone. Estate planning also... Read more »
He was awarded a life estate in the divorce, but a few years later he signed this to remove his name from the deed. But the life estate was not mentioned in this deed. Did he lose his interest in the property?
Then it sounds as if he conveyed the entire property to you.
buyer tried to straighten out. 10 days later, no progress. Is this contract null and void? I want to put house back on market.
Only a Court can determine whether a contract is null and void. If you are seeking to terminate the contract, you must get an agreement with the buyers.
No unless the deed requires occupancy
and has become abusive, how do i get him out of my house, and his name off of it
You will probably have to file suit for Partition.
And attorney can help you file an action to quiet title.
My grandmother has an irrevocable trust, she is the Trustor and Primary Beneficiary. My mother is the Trustee. My grandmother has over 50k in credit card debt. My mother is an authorized user on some of the credit cards but she is not a co-signer or co-owner of any of them. When they created the... Read more »
There is no way to answer your question without reviewing the trust and also investigating other facts, like what her balance sheet looked like when the trust was created. Your best bet is to invest in a consultation with an experienced probate attorney.
Thank you for the quick response. co heir sold property using a quit claim deed then the property was then sold to another party with a Joint tenancy warranty deed. There never was a probate case. We were unaware that the property existed because we were told at the funeral that my granddad sold... Read more »
Any attorney you speak with about this issue will be unable to give you a good answer until he/she is able to see the different deeds you speak of and the quiet titles you speak of along with a few more facts.
Our property was sold fraudulently. The buyers must have known something about the fraud because shortly after the sales quiet title actions were filed. Can a quiet title ever be successfully overturned?
If the quiet title action has been completed to Judgment, it would be very difficult to overturn that Judgment. If it has not gone to judgment, you can win some quiet title cases depending of course on the facts of the case.
a co heir sold several parcels of land via a quit claim deed the closing statement says something like forever barring heirs of first part (her) to claims of the property
To have and to hold the above described premises unto the said of the second part as joint tenants, and to the heirs and... Read more »
I assume that this is property located in Oklahoma.
If you were on title to the property, then the buyers did not receive full title. You possibly still have an interest and remedies.
If this were sold during probate, those records would need to be reviewed to determine if she... Read more »
Did I need to advise my realtor?
At closing it is likely that she will be required to sign off on the deed even if she is not on the title. This is because should could oppose the sale because of a spousal homestead claim. Let the realtor know, the title company should be able to handle this easily.
I’m hoping to divide the land so people can rent it, thereby giving them an address in such state to establish residence. If they have a mailing address in which they then can get a drivers license in Oklahoma even though they don’t live at the address. Could a case of fraud be brought against... Read more »
Yes you can lease property that you own. Whether the folks that rent from you can establish residency within Oklahoma merely from leasing property is a different legal question. Residency is obtained by actually residing within the State of Oklahoma. That requirement is not met by merely leasing... Read more »
I took out a mortgage loan exclusively in my name and solely based on my own personal credit. I then made an offer on a house that was accepted before I got married. The house didn’t close until after I was married. Would it be considered a marital asset under Oklahoma divorce law?
You must keep a separate bank account on that house if it is to be rented as an investment. All money collected as rent should be put into that account as well as expenses paid on that property should be written on that account. You should not commingle income produced by you or your wife with that... Read more »
We were not notified until after his death. How can we obtain a copy of the will. He lived in Haskell Oklahoma.
Can we also contest the will?
You will need to hire an attorney in order to probably get the will from the surviving spouse. As to contesting the will, that attorney after reviewing the will and you telling the attorney any facts you may have as to why it should be contested can best answer that question.
my daughter moved out a month early (agreed upon with landlord). she had a verbal agreement with roommates to share utilities. the former roommates were notified of their share of the utilities for the last month they all lived together but are not responding. can my daughter sue in small claims... Read more »
Yes. The best evidence of that oral agreement would be where they each shared the utilities the previous months that they lived together.If she can prove those utility payments were shared jointly then her testimony of an oral agreement would have more persuasive affect before the Court in case her... Read more »
Fathers estate has 3 people that are not on mothers. When mother passes there will questions regarding the property and whonis goes to. Only myself and sster are on both estates. Father only payed 18 months or mortgage before divorcing mother and died owing substantial childsupport. Would court... Read more »
I would say that you need the services of an experienced family law practitioner licensed in the State of Oklahoma. That person should be able to handle most (if not all) of the issues that you're experiencing now.
If the property was owned in mother's name alone, this will require a probate. Since there was no Will, it would pass according to intestacy statutes. If she was single and you are the only heir, this should qualify for a summary probate. If she was married and/or had additional heirs, then the... Read more »
I own the business but not on the lease. How can I get back into my business that the leesee doesn't own?
Since your not on the lease, you had no legal right to be on the property thus have no legal standing to avail yourself of the Courts for any type possession of the premises. You should contact the owner of the property and ask permission to be able to go onto the property to clean out the premises... Read more »
I have multiple creditors who could get a judgment on me... are they able to take my siblings share if we need to sell the house later or can they stop the sale what are my options?
If you and your siblings are all listed on the deed as joint owners, you would have an undivided one-fifth interest in the property. If a judgment is rendered against you and filed of record in the County Clerk's office, upon sale of the property, if within the statute that judgments are still... Read more »
Yes, similar to a tax lien it attaches to all real property within the county it is filed. See 12 OS Sec 706. There may be an exception for severed mineral interests.
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