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Can an ex-wife or grown children claim property if the ex-husband purchases it after a 10 year divorce?

Carol's answer | Answered on July 22, 2015

OK. If there is no Will - ex-wife and current GF get NOTHING. Children will take all. Options? Have a will / trust drafted that leaves the home...

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If I plan to deed my home to my son, life estate back, will my senior property tax exemption in Hillsborough Cnty FL be viable?

Carol's answer | Answered on July 22, 2015

If you want to avoid probate altogether, you should deed the property to your own Revocable Trust. With the proper statutory language, it will...

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Do I have to get a lawyer from my state or the state in which my grandma passed in?

Carol's answer | Answered on July 22, 2015

Just to satisfy yourself, you should contact a probate attorney in Rockland County, NY who can advise you as to your rights in the matter. It may...

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Can and how do I file for adult guardianship of my 39 year old son who has mental heath problems if we live in different states?

Carol's answer | Answered on July 21, 2015

While I agree with Attorney McMahon in principal, I know that in FL some professional guardians have recently come under a lot of scrutiny for...

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Can I just state in my trust that everything I own goes to {so and so}? Can the executor of my trust also be the beneficiary?

Carol's answer | Answered on July 15, 2015

It sounds as if you are trying to draft your own trust without having the knowledge of how to do so and what it entails. First of, there is no...

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How long do I have to file a creditor against an estate.

Carol's answer | Answered on July 15, 2015

I am a bit surprised that anyone in the probate clerk's office would give you (incorrect) legal advice. You have a right to file what is known as a...

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Medicaid planning using Life Estate...yes or no?

Carol's answer | Answered on July 14, 2015

SC has instituted the Medicaid Recovery Act and will seek to recover from Medicaid payments made under certain circumstances, but not all. You...

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I live in California,my mother died 5/4/14..She signed over a few properties,to my two sisters..We had a major gulf,in our famil

Carol's answer | Answered on July 14, 2015

As a direct descendant of your mother, if there is no will, then you will get a share of the assets that are not already in another sister's name. ...

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SUE suntrust bank trust dept.

Carol's answer | Answered on July 14, 2015

I am not sure, based on what you have stated here, that you have a case against the Trustee. Remember, the stock market took a terrible hit when...

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When my ex husband passed away recently I was paying him for company stock. He had no will but our son is his only living heir.

Carol's answer | Answered on July 14, 2015

If you have received the stock and still owe money for the transaction then, of course, you are obligated to continue making the payments to the...

Carol Anne Johnson's Answers (3218)

Can an ex-wife or grown children claim property if the ex-husband purchases it after a 10 year divorce?

If I plan to deed my home to my son, life estate back, will my senior property tax exemption in Hillsborough Cnty FL be viable?

Do I have to get a lawyer from my state or the state in which my grandma passed in?

Can and how do I file for adult guardianship of my 39 year old son who has mental heath problems if we live in different states?

Can I just state in my trust that everything I own goes to {so and so}? Can the executor of my trust also be the beneficiary?

How long do I have to file a creditor against an estate.

Medicaid planning using Life Estate...yes or no?

I live in California,my mother died 5/4/14..She signed over a few properties,to my two sisters..We had a major gulf,in our famil

SUE suntrust bank trust dept.

When my ex husband passed away recently I was paying him for company stock. He had no will but our son is his only living heir.