Probate attorneys and tactics
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Answered on December 12, 2011
As a probate attorney-I would never object to a claim without a valid reason.
Attorney Joe Pippen
20 Florida Offices
1-800-226-3529
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Grandparents estate is still in probate. my parents just passed. Will g-parents probate need to be restarted/modified?
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Answered on December 12, 2011
In summary-your mothers estate would be beneficiary.
So-you would have to open an estate for her to receive assets.
If your mother did not have a...
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We paid a lawyer $300 to review a trust, and he OK'd it with just a place for a Notary's signature, no witnesses. Is this OK?
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Answered on December 09, 2011
I would send a written request for a refund and give a required answer date.
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My mother dies and she left a will. Her will states that her granddaughter who is the beneficiary of a savings account
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Answered on December 07, 2011
The beneficiary on account is stronger than the language in the will.
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My mom gave us a gift of several thousand dollars from an inheritance she received from the death of my dad and brother.
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Answered on December 05, 2011
An inheritance kept separate is not a marital asset and not subject to a split.
If you added it to a joint account-she would be entitled to 1/2...
Are "transfer-on-death" bank and brokerage accounts exempt from my creditor claims when I die?
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Answered on December 05, 2011
My opinion is that an creditor could petition the court to open an estate and make a claim on the money owed. This is very unlikely but could occur.
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Can I opt out of settling an estate once the process has started?
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Answered on December 03, 2011
In Florida(where I practice)-you could take your fee off the top and the attorney could take a fee.
Plus-all of your costs could be...
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My mother is deceased in Belgium and is the wedow of a airforce man CIV 21-11-2011
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Answered on December 02, 2011
Sorry for your loss-I am having my assistant email you the information about the home that is on the public records.
You will be able to find a...
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My stepmother was left everything in my fathers will. She is now dead. Do I have any rights to what is unclaimed?
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Answered on November 26, 2011
No-not unless you were adopted by stepmother.
If she did not have a will-her blood line would inherit by statute.
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My mother passed in 2009. The house transferred to me. I have been making the mortgage payments in her name. What should I do.
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Answered on November 23, 2011
I agree with second answer-but you need to communicate with lender and see if you can buy some time.
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