Husband signed rental agreement for house landlord going after me

If you never signed the lease, you should not be responsible to the landlord for rent. Although your landlord may argue that you orally agreed to...

Intestate death. Can wife legally keep cremains?

To supplement Attorney Fink's correct answer, you as the spouse have the right to determine funeral/cremation arrangements. See the following link...

As execuor and sole beneficiary of my mom's will, do I have a certain length of time to give copies to my siblings?

If you open a probate estate, you have certain duties to notify interested persons (and those persons would include your brothers and sisters). ...

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Who is responsible for a parents credit card and or medica bills once deceased?

My condolences on your mother's passing. No, you are not responsible for your mother's debts. With the power of attorney, you are acting on her...

Can an executor of estate give away their duty as executor to someone else after, taking what they wanted from the deceased?

Although I am an attorney in Michigan, not Kansas, executors are required to act in the interest of the "heirs" (whoever they may be). This...

We were flooded out of a rental condo and the landlord plans to sell instead of repair. How does this effect my lease?

Generally your lease will provide for what happens in the event of damage or destruction of the property, so you need to start there. I am a...

My father in law died 6 years ago and recently his wife remarried and still has his remains. Can I sue to get his remains ??

This is one of the reasons why it is so important to have your estate plan (Will, Living Trust, Durable Power of Attorney, etc.) in place before...

Stop payment on check

I agree with Attorney Mcavoy's response. The uncashed check would become an asset of your friend's estate and would be payable to the personal...

You may be responsible to the landlord under the lease. Your landlord will claim that you signed the lease and "backed out" after you had a legal...

How do I help my mother buy a house after her stroke when she lives far away from me?

I am assuming your mother is not incapacitated -- that is, she is able to make her own decisions and sign her own documents. If that is the case,...