Lauren E. Jackson
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Saint Charles, IL

Real estate Lawyer at Saint Charles, IL

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate

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If a person passes away and they have a life insurance policy which designates person A as beneficiary but the deceased persons

Lauren's answer | Answered on May 12, 2015

No, the beneficiary on any account controls that accounts distribution. A will only distributes accounts that have no beneficiaries designated.

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My mom passed away last April and my 2 sisters asked me to sign one of them on as the executer of estate. I did out of trust.

Lauren's answer | Answered on April 14, 2015

A lot of it depends on what the will said. If everything was left to your dad and he is in a nursing home then your sister is required to...

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Homestead exemption in illinois

Lauren's answer | Answered on February 06, 2015

Only the owner of a piece of property can receive the homestead exemption. Your parents still own the property. In order for you to become the...

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