Mother signed a quit claim deed to my name a year ago, I have not recorded it yet. Have one sibling, what happens if she dies?

An unrecorded deed is legally vulnerable to a deed that is recorded properly and will likely not be a viable instrument to enforce your mother's...

How much longer can a 4 year old foreclosure lawsuit be delayed?

I definitely can understand your frustration as a tenant in a property that is the subject matter of a litigation matter. Whether or not homestead...

I was just served with intent to foreclose for unpaid hoa dues . I have twenty days to respond, I would like to set up payments

To ensure that a default judgment is not entered against you and to preserve your rights on your property, I suggest responding to the Foreclosure...

Life insurance is an asset that falls outside of probate, which is why the designation form on those policies is so important. If the designated...

Rules We Live By and By-Laws

Your current by-laws should guide your future actions, even if you are in the process of changing those by-laws. I strongly suggest that you have...

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After a irrevocable trust is made, can I change it's beneficiary ,with a LadyBird deed now? Itwas made with my deceased husband.

With all respect, you clearly need to discuss your estate plans with an attorney. You are confusing legal terms and the rights designated under...

The house I am renting is in the process of foreclosure, how do I FILE AN ANSWER to foreclosure? What do I do? where do I go?

The responsibility to answer the complaint and defend the law suit rests solely at this point on the owner(s) or persons of real interest to the...

Does deed have power over a irrevocable trust?

Many people often become confused about funding a trust, believing incorrectly that naming a property in a trust (revocable or not), does not...

I WANT TO DRAW UP A WILL, MY RESIDENCE IS IN Florida BUT HAVE HOME IN NJ TOO. does IT MATTER IF I DO IT IN NJ OR FLORIDA?

Most people mistakenly believe that having a will executed actually prevents probate; which is not true whatsoever. Having a will alone does not...

Why am I and several others listed as defendants on my deceased mothers foreclosure property?

I have stated many times before on this site, that in recent years, unfortunately, and as a probate attorney, my practice has been forced to...