You cannot get a loan secured by the real estate unless your name is on the deed. Your sister would either need to add you to the deed, or she...

The fee for a probate attorney to represent an estate is set by statute. It is technically a contingency fee because it is based on the amount of...

You can force the sale through a partition lawsuit. In a partition lawsuit, if the property cannot be physically divided, then the court will order...

Unfortunately, once someone is added to the deed, you cannot remove them from the deed, and they have a right to enter and use the property. The...

If the foreclosure case has already been filed, you need to act quickly as you only have 20 days to respond to the lawsuit. There are many defenses...

It depends on the terms contained in the will. If the beneficiaries are listed as per capita beneficiaries, then the other surviving beneficiaries...

If the lease only lists the person who held the life estate as the landlord, then the lease ended when the person who held the life estate died. If...

If apartment management is made aware of the icy conditions and takes no action to remedy it, they may be liable if someone falls and gets hurt....

To complete a partition, the minor children living with their grandmother will need to be represented by a guardian ad litem. This will complicate...

If your great grandfather left a will naming you as beneficiary, you will need to probate the will. If there was no will, you will need to file for...