CUT FROM WILL

A parent can disinherit any and all of their children so long as the parent possesses the requisite mental capacity and is not under any undue...

As long as the Will was validly executed in North Dakota while you were domiciled there, it is a valid Will in the State of Wisconsin. It is...

My mother and I were named as admin on my Aunts (mother's sister) will. I do not want to be on the will or receive the gift. OK?

You can decline to act as a personal representative (executor) of your aunt's estate if were nominated in her Will. You should sign a probate...

Is someone who was left a special gift in a will considered an heir, if the conditions of getting the special gift were not met?

Under Minnesota law, in the situation you describe, the friend is consider a "specific devisee" and an "interested person" in your father's estate....

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Children generally means the decedent's natural or adopted children whether legitimate or illegitimate but would not include step-children. ...

My mom and dad were divorced for 8 yrs. Her name was on his checking account so she could pay bills. He passed. Is the money her

If she was a joint owner on the account or she was named as a pay on death beneficiary on the checking account, then the statutory presumption...

My husband passed away without a Will.

I am sorry for your loss. The answer to your question is no. Those documents only allowed you to make medical decisions for your husband during...

I had put down earnest money on a home, but my financing fell through. Is my earnest money suppose to be refunded to me?

The answer depends on what your purchase agreement provides. If there was a financing addendum signed by both the buyer and seller allowing you,...

The only assets that need to go through probate are those that are in the decedent's name alone at the time of death and that are not held in joint...

Can you collect on default owed on a Contract for Deed if you file a Notice of Cancellation of Contract for Deed?

Minnesota generally follows the legal rule of "election of remedies" in the context of contract for deeds. A contract for deed vendor (i.e. the...

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