My father passed away last year with his ex still on his will along with her children should they get a portion of estate?

Your father left a will with his wife and her children as beneficiaries. The will is ambulatory. Meaning that it can be changed at the discretion...

Can a Buyer exercise "Mortgage Commitment Contingency" if lender is not issuing commitment due to illegal bathroom in the house?

It is difficult to answer the question without examining the Contract of Sale. The "boilerplate Contract of Sale" states that the contract is...

My brother in-law moved out of the house he and my sister own jointly. Is it legal for her to change the locks?

Joint owners of real estate are entitled to shared possession of the entire property. Accordingly, as long as he is still an owner, I would advise...

Forgot to record deed

Yes. Your mother can record the deed provided it is in recordable form (signed by the owner and properly notarized) and is accompanied by the...

Old deed

There is no limited as to when a deed can be recorded. There may be other issues including taxes, penalties and interest due; intervening liens...

NY EPTL 6-2.2(b) provides that a "a disposition of real property to a husband and wife creates in them a tenancy by the entirety, unless expressly...

Does a will supercede equitable distribution?

It seems as though the deed used by your husband to convey the property to his three children contradicts his will. It could very well be that...

I have a 2003 judgement i found for nys insurance fund, i did not have any employees a year before that. can i dispute ,

Even though you didn't have employees and it sounds therefore that you would not have to pay unemployment insurance, if you are selling property...

If your father signed some property over to you 7 years ago, and just passed. can someone contest the things on the property.

As a general rule, once a deed has been signed by the transferor and it has been recorded, there is a presumption that the transferee is the record...

Of course it could be transferred. However I would not use a QuitClaim Deed, especially if the SCorp. was insured by a title company when it...