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His wife decided to sue for half of estate.My nana passed away 02/22 while in the nursing home. TennCare immediately put a lean on my uncles estate. Judge ordered all assets to be auctioned. My aunt, whom is disabled still resided in the home. How can TennCare sieze property if a disabled person... View More 
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answered on Nov 9, 2024
Daughter was not an owner of the property, so TennCare Lien against Uncle had priority against any heir of his. The Estate was the place to fight the Lien. Everything is apparently over now. Probating the Estate was the mistake, as Spouse could have got a year's support, third of... View More
I am in the process of buying property from heirs of an estate. Apparently the estate was still in probate and the lawyer is delaying the closing. Acontract was signed with all heirs agreeing to the sale and the price. The contract expires on October 31. The money has already been paid but the... View More
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answered on Oct 22, 2024
You can hire an attorney to search the title and examine the Probate Case to evaluate it yourself. Sometimes some heirs are not cooperative, but could be persuaded. But sometimes the title is bad and cannot be properly conveyed. Claims may be affecting the solvency of the Estate, or... View More
My cousin passed in 2019. I'm the only one taking care of his property & house. Do I still need to get a lawyer to find lost relatives, etc. in order to proceed with legalities to sell his place before the house gets run down too much. His parents are deceased, he had no siblings, never... View More
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answered on Aug 5, 2024
You are correct about hiring an attorney to establish heirship and selling the property. Also keep taxes paid and ask for reimbursement for your expenses later although there is no right to recover them. The Affidavit of Heirship will be difficult but not impossible. And a title search is... View More
They renewed the 1 judgement and is there anyway I can get this dismissed as we are not married for the last 6 years ..I also had a bankruptcy 8 years ago and kept the house and has always been in my name..
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answered on Jul 10, 2024
If your wife never owned your property then her judgment lien never attached to your title. Hire an attorney to carefully search the title. If lien is only against her, and never attached to property, than borrow money elsewhere if necessary if present lender mistakenly believes your title is... View More
he fixed it but it was just minor stuff. I’ve had issue after issue with this house ever since especially the plumbing. Warranty company won’t pay because there’s a water house stuck in there. Don’t have a clue how it got in there and that’s probably that cause of all the plumbing issues... View More
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answered on Jun 20, 2024
Whatever residential disclosures that were made by the seller or real estate agent are way outside the SOL for suit. However a breach of contract action on your Warranty might not have run. Hire an attorney to look at your Warranty, examine your damages, and then file suit. If damages are... View More
I submitted a contract with earnest money to purchase a home. The seller went silent right before closing. My (buyers) contingencies were that HVAC leak be repaired and that boundary encroachment be resolved. The seller's contingencies was that my current home be sold so we could close early.... View More
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answered on Jun 18, 2024
Apparently the contingencies have not been cured, so the contract on its face is voided. If you paid out earnest money, ask or sue in GS for it back. With that many serious problems, you knew it would not be executed. Suing for Specific Performance would be crazy. Buy elsewhere and hire... View More
Do I have rights to have deed changed in my name
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answered on Jun 2, 2024
The answer to your question is it depends on a lot of other things, but the bottom line is a probate attorney can help you with this. You should schedule consultation and be prepared to answer questions about whether he was still married to someone else, whether he had other children besides you,... View More
My vacant lot is in escrow and in order to close filing the correction is needed ( a legal description not complete ).
The previous owner is not able to be reached. How to proceed?
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answered on May 31, 2024
You will need to hire an attorney to cure the title defect. A title search will be required first and then the attorney can analyze how to cure the title defect. You should have known about the title problem a long time ago. Some defects cannot be cured except by lengthy time periods under... View More
And the person is mentally disabled
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answered on May 26, 2024
In Tennessee, if a property owner fails to pay their property taxes, the county can initiate a tax sale to recover the delinquent taxes. This process is known as a tax lien sale or tax deed sale. However, there are certain protections and considerations for mentally disabled individuals.
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In a valid 'Last Will and Testament' there is two real properties listed to be be inherited each by name as a direct
beneficiaries to each respective property, does this still have to go thru Probate Court since the valid will clearly list each 'real property' with a... View More
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answered on May 16, 2024
The only answers that can be given to your questions are "maybe" and "sort of". There is no avoiding probate court when the decedent had a will that devised real property. The only question is which kind of probate. It might be a very simple court process or it might be a... View More
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answered on May 13, 2024
Not without your permanent agreement. But he can try to terminate the easement or file a declaratory judgment action on it. Having an easement in your chain of title is worthless as it must be in the servient estate's title.
The property sold for 230k I owed less than 100k . This all happened July-Aug of 2023
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answered on May 9, 2024
Hire an attorney to sue the Trustee for the money. The surplus will not be as large as you think as the noteholder has all the discretion in adding up the total debt. You must sue fast, and collection of the judgment can be difficult.
We have owned the home for four years and just recently found out our well is shared and about 120' off our property. Do we have any legal recourse against the seller?
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answered on May 7, 2024
More than likely there was a Residential Disclosure Statement made by the grantors. Did you read it? Even if it lied about the waster supply, the 1 year SOL has passed. You need to search your title and the title where the well is situated. There may be a breach of covenant there, but it is... View More
My father willed the family home to me leaving my mother lifetime residency. He was the sole owner of the property. My mother's lawyer had her sign a Lifetime Estate deed for herself, but she wasn't willed the property. Everything I've read states there is a difference between... View More
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answered on May 3, 2024
Hire a TN attorney to search the title first. Unless the Will is Probated it means nothing. More than likely you are an heir. Dad's surviving spouse would be an heir also. If Mother was not a spouse, then she has no interest at all. You may need to file an Ejectment Action.
Mortgage company says they can't force me to pay it, but can still foreclose don't make enough to pay it
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answered on Apr 30, 2024
The Deed of Trust and Note appear to be enforceable. If the Note is not paid, the lender forecloses. You might want to sell the home now if there is any decent equity. Otherwise you might rent it until foreclosure. You are not personally liable on the debt.
Life estate says me and my brother are remainderman but the will issues everything to my mother. Can she do what she wants with said land?
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answered on Apr 22, 2024
Will means nothing until the testator dies and the Will Probated. It can always be changed. You might be interpreting the devises, bequests and residuary clause incorrectly. Father may want to execute a life estate/remainder deed now. If there are really the inconsistent transfers in the... View More
but has padlocked a gate blocking the right of way. What are my rights for unhindered ingress & egress?
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answered on Apr 19, 2024
I agree that you need to hire an attorney to figure things out. If you have a real easement meaning everything checks out then you can get an injunction to stop them from locking the gate.
If you do not have a recorded easement then you have a big problem that you need to address with an... View More
but has padlocked a gate blocking the right of way. What are my rights for unhindered ingress & egress?
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answered on Apr 19, 2024
Reciting a ROW in your Deed and/or chain of title means nothing. The Easement must be in the servient tenement's title. Hopefully you have an express Easement or at least by Prescription. You must hire an attorney to search both titles, and probably file suit to Declare or Enforce a ROW.... View More
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answered on Apr 17, 2024
Hire a competent attorney to draft that Deed. There are several different estates that could be created, not just putting her on the Deed. Ask the lawyer for the choices, and if he does not know what to explain, go somewhere else. It should not cost more than $300. If there are any problems,... View More
Relative died w/o a will. By law, there were over 10 heirs. One heir petitoned to become the adminstrator. Heirs received paperwork, that there was a hearing and the the 1 heir was made the administrator. Paperwork also states that all interested parties were notified of the hearing, but we... View More
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answered on Apr 9, 2024
What Judgment are you concerned with? Probate is a lengthy, difficult process. An Administrator was probably appointed and received Letters. Hire a TN attorney to represent you and possibly other Heirs and Next Of Kin. Alot of work has to be filed quickly by the fiduciary, and if not, a... View More
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