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Gregory Herman-Giddens
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You seem to be asking two different things - 1) can you change the successor...
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Shawn B Alexander
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There are legal clinics at the law school at Gonzaga and if you find some forms...
James P. Frederick
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You are correct. Without a Will, SOME of the money will go to the children,...
Beverly C. Eckard
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A general answer is that your will is valid if it meets the requirements of the...
Gregory Herman-Giddens
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Yes. Just be sure that the will is carefully drafted by an attorney to address...
Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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Under your facts the attorney would be within his rights is either: 1) he was...
Henry Daniel Lively
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This should not be done unless the attorney is licensed in both states....
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Elizabeth Smith Schmitz's answer
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If you are the named beneficiary of the IRA it would not go through probate and...
Steve Fromm
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As for the IRA, if you are named beneficiary, the IRA passes to you...
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Peter Robert Stone
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If you are listed as a beneficiary or trustee she will have to give you copies....
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Kenneth Lewis Swenson
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Yes, valid will controls the disposition of the estate. Excluded heirs may...
Kenneth Lewis Swenson
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The additional information you provided does not change the initial answer....
David Michael Goldman
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If the will was valid in NY it should be valid in Florida. You may consider...
Douglas Ron Coenson
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If the will was validly executed in New York, it will be recognized in Florida....
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Brett S Lytle's answer
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The California probate code requires the holder of the orginal will to lodge...
Steve Fromm
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The will usually provides for this contingency. Basically, it is up to what...
Andrew Daniel Myers
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Hopefully a Pennsylvania attorney will chime in on the specifics of the spousal...
Steve Fromm
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I am the PA attorney who is chiming in here. The prior attorney has given you...
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Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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It's hard to answer without more information. How much is your uncle offering?...
Ellen A. Victor
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I would agree with Mr. Smeltzer that there are many factors that must be...
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Steve Fromm
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Generally, joint property passes to the surviving joint tenant. But what...
Shawn B Alexander
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I practice in Washington State , but everybody needs a will, and from the facts...
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Christopher W. Duren's answer
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Yes it is a conflict of interest. However, the elderly relative who is signing...
Beverly C. Eckard
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A general answer is that your will is valid if it meets the requirements of the...
Steve Fromm
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Yes, it is a good idea to hire counsel here when you have an executrix who is...
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Pamela Regina Parker's answer
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Maybe. The reason for listing alternate names in your will is to make sure...

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