My brother the other executor has $90,000 in outstanding unpaid personal debt. Can that affect my share?

Mr. Farr is correct -- get to another lawyer immediately. If your brother is stealing from the estate and there is not enough money to pay debts...

If you did not sign the rental lease, do you have to go to court when lease signers go to court to be evicted?

If your son has been sued, then he needs to go to court. I'm sorry Legal Aid cannot help - due to tea-party mentality (remember that at election...

I am going to purchase land from my neighbor. It is heir ship. All heirs have signed property over to the sister. Does her cg

Get a real estate lawyer to help you. I've made tens of thousands of dollars over the years from people like you who didn't have a lawyer in a...

There's a difference between 'making them buy it' - which is realistically impossible - or suing for damages. To sue for damages you need to find...

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Does a person own something if their name is on the purchasing papers but not the title or property taxes?

You're probably going to end up with an attorney looking this over as your question leaves out a lot of information. I'm assuming from what...

Is there a requirement in Virginia that husbands and wives own real estate jointly?

The mortgage broker is full of it. And 'tenants by entirety' is not the 'default' under Virginia Code - 'tenants in common' is. Tenants by entirety...

Breaking the lease agreement.

You are in NOVA where landlords are, unfortunately, very aggressive and un-sympathetic. If you and your father co-signed the lease you could be...

Do I need an attorney to get out of a residential lease?

You can't simply move - file a "Tenant's Assertion" in General District Court and ask the court to terminate your lease. Given the facts you've...

You need to consult a lawyer experienced in partition of real estate - this is a litigation area. There are a host of issues beyond simply selling...

Renters not ready to paint the walls to back how it was.

I agree with Mr. Hays and Mr. Kreiger. First, the lease should be reviewed by a lawyer as all its terms inter-act with each other. If the terms...