IF a house is jointly owned & spouse leaves their 1/2 to heirs n will, does wife own 1/2 or all of home upon death of H? FL

If that is your primary residence as defined in Florida as your homestead, you have some protection from your spouse if they devise their interests...

Dad is 89 in assisted living with his wife, they both suffer with dementia, why should we declare dad incopetent?

Guardianship proceedings are designed to provide safe mechanisms for assistance to prevent abuse of a vulnerable person, to alleviate the risk that...

Falsely accused of abusing a disabled adult

For your protection, do not further post any more on this subject matter as it might have an impact on the investigation and your defense. Go see...

My Dad lived in Texas and died without a will. My stepmother kept everything, houses, cars, are we entitled to anything

Contact the probate attorney that handled the estate for the Personal Representative (“PR”) since it seems the PR is not forthcoming in...

Contact the Plan Administer of the 401k plan and also contact the life insurance companies and be prepared to present death certificates to this...

I don’t understand how you closed the probate without making a final distribution of the assets after you paid the entire creditor? The executor is...

Mom died intestate with paid house in Texas, estate will be insolvent with Medicaid claim of $62K, no other debts

HIRE A PROBATE ATTORNEY. YOU’LL FIND CERTAIN EXEPENSES IN MANY STATES WHERE DEBTORS HAVE PRIORITY BEFORE THE MEDICAID LEIN; FOR EXAMPLE, THE PR...

Please explain the process of settling a will

THE PROBATE PROCESS • What is the probate process? Probate is the process by which a deceased person’s property, known as the “estate,” is...

Affidavit of Heirship

A probate proceeding in Florida can be brought since the non-resident of Florida (your Mom) died leaving assets in Florida under Statute 734.102. ...

Do all beneficiaries have to sign off on an out of court settlement involving a probate case.

Yes, normally all beneficiaries have to give their Consent to the court for a distribution that is not as per the testator devised. You may need...