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I'm only 20 years old. I did not expect anything like this to happen honestly I just need to be pointed in the right direction!
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Answered on April 27, 2015
First off, I am sorry for your grandmother's passing. Second, the POA document became null and void upon her passing. So, if your Aunt is still...
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I have a trust in California and live in Florida. Does my husband have any legal rights to my trust?
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Answered on April 27, 2015
I am not sure what you mean by "I have not received it yet..." - received what? If the trust is being funded solely by an inheritance received by...
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Is it possible to write an legally binding agreement between estate heirs.
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Answered on April 27, 2015
If this is a testate estate (subject to a will) the will is the arbiter of what happens should any heirs not survive the testator. If intestate,...
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Is there anything I can do?
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Answered on April 27, 2015
A probate will have to be opened or re-opened to receive the funds. If the lawyer is not responding, you should send him a certified letter asking...
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Can a will be executed by a stroke patient in rehab that was prepared by legal zoom prior to stroke?
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Answered on April 27, 2015
If she is mentally competent and understands completely what it is she is signing, there are provisions by which a notary can sign for her at her...
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How can I get around a difficult heir?
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Answered on April 27, 2015
Attorney Goldman hit it on the head. Your probate attorney can (and should) file the proper notices which then begin the clock running for your...
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Do I need a DPOA, health care surrogate, and/or a living will? I am married. Our children are all adults.
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Answered on April 26, 2015
To answer your first question, "NO!!!" Your spouse is NOT going to automatically be allowed to make ANY health care decisions for you if they...
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Can my brother's baby mama lay any claim to our fathers estate? She was not named in the will, and receives child support?
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Answered on April 25, 2015
Maybe. Basically, the minor children have an interest in the homestead. If your brother were to die, it could not be devised away from them in...
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Desire to draw up a 'Will' leaving my home to my live in girlfriend.
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Answered on April 24, 2015
If you want the GF to get your estate upon your death, you need to "get around" to filing for divorce. Your wife CAN, and most likely will, contest...
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I am a beneficiary of my fathers estate. The executor of the estate is non responsive and is out of state do I need an attorney?
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Answered on April 23, 2015
If you are truly the sole beneficiary of your father's estate, and the will / trust indicates that you are to get estate distributions, no, it is...