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Who is the final executor over real estate and personal property when each parent had a different executor?

Margaret's answer | Answered on June 10, 2013

I agree with Mr. Corrigan. Your mother's executor is responsible only for those assets that are in your mother's estate -- anything that she owned...

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When someone dies, can creditors collect from the estate on assets that pass outside of probate?

Margaret's answer | Answered on June 10, 2013

Creditors are not limited to the probate estate. If the probate assets are insufficient to pay the decedent's debts, a creditor may pursue the...

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My husband is getting alzheimers. His family doesn't care for me at all. Now they are trying to get him to assign his sister as

Margaret's answer | Answered on June 03, 2013

All of the lawyers are providing you with good advice. There are several excellent elder law attorneys in the Roanoke area. Go to the Virginia...

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Are beneficiaries of an estate entitled to have verification of how money was spent by the executor in the state of Virginia? ,

Margaret's answer | Answered on June 01, 2013

The Executor is required to file an Inventory of all assets in the estate within four months of being appointed as Executor. The Executor is then...

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Medical Power of Attorney. Can I legally add my father's nurse as a additional Power of attorney.

Margaret's answer | Answered on May 17, 2013

If your father is not capable of signing a new designation, then it can't be done. It doesn't matter what you, the other alternatives, and his...

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Do a will and poa hold more weight if signed/witnessed in front of a lawyer vs witnesses & notary?

Margaret's answer | Answered on May 16, 2013

If you took your mother's documents to an attorney and asked that changes be made to the documents, I would hope that the attorney said that he...

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My husband passed away in Louisiana and I live in Virginia and I need to get qualification papers to close a credit union acct.

Margaret's answer | Answered on May 05, 2013

The answer to this will depend on how the account is titled, whether the credit union is in Virginia, and whether your husband had a will. It...

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If i receive ssi and get a settlment for injury if i put the money n my sisters account and she manages will it effect my ssi

Margaret's answer | Answered on May 05, 2013

You should try to "hide" this settlement from SSI. If you had an attorney for the injury claim, please ask him or her to help you protect your...

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By not listing a Joint account{with right of survivorship}in the Probate inventory, anyway for the court to find out about it?

Margaret's answer | Answered on April 23, 2013

Virginia requires that joint accounts with rights of survivorship be listed on the probate inventory form, although they do not become part of the...

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How can I obtain social security information on a deceased ex-spouse? His previous wife is not helpful. Thanks.

Margaret's answer | Answered on April 21, 2013

If you contact the local Social Security office with a copy of your marriage certificate and divorce decree, they will tel you whether you might be...

Margaret Ann O'Reilly's Answers (436)

Who is the final executor over real estate and personal property when each parent had a different executor?

When someone dies, can creditors collect from the estate on assets that pass outside of probate?

My husband is getting alzheimers. His family doesn't care for me at all. Now they are trying to get him to assign his sister as

Are beneficiaries of an estate entitled to have verification of how money was spent by the executor in the state of Virginia? ,

Medical Power of Attorney. Can I legally add my father's nurse as a additional Power of attorney.

Do a will and poa hold more weight if signed/witnessed in front of a lawyer vs witnesses & notary?

My husband passed away in Louisiana and I live in Virginia and I need to get qualification papers to close a credit union acct.

If i receive ssi and get a settlment for injury if i put the money n my sisters account and she manages will it effect my ssi

By not listing a Joint account{with right of survivorship}in the Probate inventory, anyway for the court to find out about it?

How can I obtain social security information on a deceased ex-spouse? His previous wife is not helpful. Thanks.