We have set up a revocable living trust, but our online banking institution will not recognize any living trust. What do we do?
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Answered on September 07, 2025
By your question, I assume that you are trying to name the beneficiary of your online account as the revocable trust. It would be unusual for the...
We suspect undue influence on a will. What are the chances we can find the previous will that I believe is the true will?
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Answered on October 24, 2021
If you were the beneficiary of a previous will that she had you have grounds to contest the will. Generally, there are three ways to attack the...
In Tennessee should vehicles generally be titled in the name of the trust (revocable living trust) or in an individual name?
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Answered on September 06, 2021
It is better to title the vehicles in the name of the trust. If they are not in the name of the trust then a small estate affidavit would be likely...
As administrator of my mother’s estate and one of three heirs, can I put the home in my name & refinance to buy out my siblings?
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Answered on August 14, 2021
One of the first things that you would need to determine is whether your mother had a will. Because you say you are the administrator I assume she...
Does an Administrator of Estate get paid or even Reimbursed for money spent if Property of deceased is not efficient?
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Answered on July 20, 2019
Generally, expenses incurred by the administrator are reimbursable as long as they were incurred on behalf of the estate. The administrator can...
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Can I add my spouse to a muniment of title of a recently inherited home during a 1 year probate process?
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Answered on July 20, 2019
If the order for the muniment of title has already been entered by the Court then the easy solution would be just to have an attorney prepare a...
Can a person with power of attorney put her name on property while my mother still living but she is brain dead?
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Answered on June 17, 2019
The agent that has been appointed by the mother's power of attorney has a fiduciary duty to the mother. A fiduciary is someone that is legally...
How can I become Executor of my parents' estate when mother has dementia and father is non-communicative due to stroke?
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Answered on April 02, 2019
If there is no will, your mother and father's wishes are essentially inconsequential. They need to have a valid will or revocable trust in order to...
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What will be my right on a property if mom died without a will in TN?
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Answered on April 01, 2019
Under the facts provided, the son and step-father have inherited the property equally, 50/50. The step-father cannot keep all the assets for...
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Who is considered an heir? Would the quitclaim stand or will the will override it?
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Answered on March 30, 2019
If your grandfather's two sisters quitclaimed your grandfather certain real property in the 1980s, it became his property. Deeds usually have a...