Questions answered by Kelly M. Shovelin

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Can my mother get title to her mothers house and assume the mortgage?

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

I highly recommend your family meet with an elder law attorney in your area to discuss potentila options availble to your grandmother and mother...

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How do we change the executor of my mothers will?

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

Your mother can either revoke this old will and create and execute a new last will and testament. Or, if you want to go a shorter route, she can...

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My wife passed, house is paid for, I want to remove her name from the title. How do I do it?

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

I agree with the prior post. The house is legally yours, if you owned the house as tenants by the entireties, so there is no requirement that a...

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I went today to go close the probate case, and was told I need to file death taxes on behalf of my mother. What is this and does

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

Usually there is a short court form that you need to complete verifying that your mother's estate was not a taxable estate for federal taxes. As I...

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How can I leave property to my ex-husband in NC? I heard that the divorce will nullify the beneficiary designation of a trust.

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

The information you provided is somewhat confusing regarding how the property is currently titled. However, if the property is currently titled in...

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Beneficiaries cannot be found

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

There are certain processes that you must go through prior to simply stating that a beneficiary is unlocatable for probate purposes. There are...

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My brother is the executor of my fathers estate,he refuses to give us the cash account can i have my right fully reserve in this

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

Please refrain from asking the same question more than once. Also, please see my response to your prior inquiry.

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My brother is the executor of my fathers estate,he refuses to give us the cash account can i have my right fully reserve in this

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

I do not understand what you mean by reserving your rights. If your brother is the Executor of your father's estate and you have concerns about...

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I have a calpers pension. Can I leave it to someone after I die? Does that perrson have to be a spouse or can it be anyone?

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

All pensions and their provisions differ. You need to ask these questions to the pension administrator in order to determine whether and to whom...

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What happens to a trust fund if mentally disabled is placed in a mentally handicapped home?

Kelly's answer | Answered on July 25, 2011

Without being able to review the trust document itself, I am practically doing you a disservice by trying to respond to your question at all. You...

Kelly M. Shovelin's Answers (279)

Can my mother get title to her mothers house and assume the mortgage?

How do we change the executor of my mothers will?

My wife passed, house is paid for, I want to remove her name from the title. How do I do it?

I went today to go close the probate case, and was told I need to file death taxes on behalf of my mother. What is this and does

How can I leave property to my ex-husband in NC? I heard that the divorce will nullify the beneficiary designation of a trust.

Beneficiaries cannot be found

My brother is the executor of my fathers estate,he refuses to give us the cash account can i have my right fully reserve in this

My brother is the executor of my fathers estate,he refuses to give us the cash account can i have my right fully reserve in this

I have a calpers pension. Can I leave it to someone after I die? Does that perrson have to be a spouse or can it be anyone?

What happens to a trust fund if mentally disabled is placed in a mentally handicapped home?