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Who do I release money to that my company owes if the employee dies?

Carol's answer | Answered on September 11, 2015

NO! Unless you KNOW that there are no other beneficiaries or legitimate creditors of this employee's estate, you can get into some serious trouble...

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Jam the ex of o family trust with 8members can I give the house to brother

Carol's answer | Answered on September 11, 2015

Just FYI - if you want to get a good answer, you need to make sure you are asking a question without typos and auto-correct, etc. That said, if...

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I am executor on my mother will and my son was second but she wants my daughter to be second and son third.Do I need a lawyer .

Carol's answer | Answered on September 11, 2015

You don't need a lawyer - but your mother does in order to ensure that the changes she wants are made properly and the codicil to her will is...

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I have a question regarding acquiring personal property that my Dad left to me in his will

Carol's answer | Answered on September 10, 2015

Your probate attorney should be your resource for this. They should immediately do an inventory of all the assets and those should be either moved...

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As Successor Trustee to Mom's trust (living in Fl) can I give POA to my sister, as 2nd Trustee in NY to close on Mom's NY house

Carol's answer | Answered on September 04, 2015

Way too many steps. Any closing can occur with what my colleagues have referred to as a "mail away" - where the closer will either fax, email, or...

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Representation for real estate in multiple states, a probate situation and set up a trust. Can I find that in one attorney?

Carol's answer | Answered on September 03, 2015

OK. So did you inherit "mortgages" or properties that are mortgaged. If the latter is the case, yes, you will need to find an attorney where the...

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I have bad credit.. my mother set up a revocable trust putting her house in trust for me to inherit

Carol's answer | Answered on September 03, 2015

No, you do not have to assume the mortgage. So long as the trust continues to own the home after your mother passes (which, hopefully will be many...

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What is Probate rule5.530(a)(9);

Carol's answer | Answered on September 03, 2015

Basically, as Attorney Goldman states they want an affidavit that, as part of the Summary Administration, there aren't any outstanding creditors...

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How can inter spousal gifts of money, be of any value in lowering assets to qualify for Medicaid ?

Carol's answer | Answered on September 03, 2015

As my colleagues have mentioned, this is not an area of law that is consistent from state to state - therefore, the advice of an attorney who is...

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My parents old & want to give their condo in Florida to their grand daughter (14 yrs old). Is it possible due to being a minor?

Carol's answer | Answered on September 03, 2015

Everyone here has touched on some very valid issues - but, there is still a couple more - doc stamps and homestead. If the property in question...