Yes. It is not necessary for contracts to be "registered" or otherwise put on the public record to be valid.

Do her stepchildren have rights to her estate due to the length of time between his and her death?

The quick answer is no. They had the potential to inherit from their father, but it sounds as though that didn't happen. They have no right to...

What is a receipt & release? Should he sign it? He hasn't received anything and nothing has ever been said to him about a will.

Based on your description, he should not sign it. By signing the document your husband would be acknowledging that he's received certain property...

Do we need legal representation in this situation?

I agree with Ms. David, you have been named as defendants because you own part of the property and the tax debt came with the property. Contrary...

Example, if 10 siblings and 6 are now deceased leaving 8 children, what share of the estate would each individual receive?

If a deceased sibling has surviving issue (children, grandchildren, etc), then those issue will take the share that the deceased sibling would have...

I need answers. Tt won't let me claim my kids. They live with me and their dad isn't claiming them.

You could potentially get a benefit from claiming them in two places - 1) a personal exemption for each child and 2) the child tax credit. Because...

Is there any way we can show premium at the end of year while filing tax and it just calculates tax from net federal income?

The short answer is no. The ability to purchase health insurance through an employer with pre-tax dollars is an "employee benefit" because it is...

How do i go about taking over ownership and payments since property is willed to me?

I agree with Mr. Griffin. From what you've told us, you don't have to do anything further to take ownership - it happened automatically upon your...

Is there another small estate collection I can do for the townhome to have it sold or do i have to the entire probate over?

I'm assuming it's a deeded townhome (meaning it's just like any other real estate). If that is the case, then the Will that was filed was...

Can a merger transaction be approved by shareholders on the basis of an un-signed merger agreement under North Carolina law?

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your question, but I would say that the shareholders SHOULD vote to approve a merger before the merger agreement is...