The primary function of a real estate attorney is to protect the interests of his or her client. Your attorney is the person who reviews documents...

I live in Florida. Am I obligated to the NY "unclaimed funds finder company" under NY law?

Since you did not sign an agreement with the NY company, you should have no obligation to pay them a fee. By submitting the forms directly to the...

Is the seller required to have the personal property listed on the property?

Listing the personal property in the Contract is the best way to protect the parties from claims at closing that items are missing which were...

Royalties not specified in the will.

If the property was titled in your husband's name, an ancillary estate will have to be administered in Texas. You should seek the advice of an...

As some of the other attorneys have stated, you can rent the house using some caution. A concern is that you avoid making any significant...

If title is in both names with right of survivorship then Mom will qualify for the homestead tax exemption, provided she permanently resides in the...

I am remaindermen with full interest of house. The life estate tenant passed. How do i sell my interest? do I have to petition?

Before any lawyer can answer the question title to the property must be examined. If a life estate deed was properly prepared, signed and recorded,...

I have been paying the mortgage on a home in my late husbands name and now can no longer afford to even though there are tennant

You are not obligated to pay the mortgage. However nonpayment will result in the Bank foreclosing on the property. If there is sufficient equity in...

My wife's father passed away intestate but survived by her mother. He had an older separate life insurance policy worth $3k.

Summary Administration is not necessary, so long as the amount of funeral expenses and reasonable/necessary medical and hospital expenses exceeded...

Mom passed with prior realized stock gains. After passing, I inherited the remaining JTWROS stock with greater losses, My option

You should meet with a Certified Public Accountant or tax attorney as soon as possible for an experienced and qualified opinion. Since the...