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My dad passed away and step mom lives in home he had no will do my sister and I get anything and how long?
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Answered on April 23, 2018
It depends. The nature of the property - community or separate will dictate how the property should be transferred by default, intestacy law. ...
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3 sisters never married or produced children. Who inherits their property as they each pass away.
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Answered on April 23, 2018
Because the sisters owned the home together - as separate property, then assuming that the sisters did not have a Will directing transfer of their...
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Can my husband be paid for maintaining the property left in a trust. Siblings refuse to maintain property.
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Answered on April 19, 2018
The Trust document will dictate the answer to this question. What is his role, Trustee? Is Trustee permitted to obtain compensation or...
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Wills done 8 days prior to death?
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Answered on April 13, 2018
If the Will was done in proper, notarial form, the burden to contest and overcome a Will is very high: "clear and convincing" standard. ...
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Should mother add her 3 daughters to her property deed to avoid opening a succession? We are in Louisiana
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Answered on April 13, 2018
Louisiana does not necessarily have deeds. Rather, we have juridical documents that transfer ownership including Acts of Sale, Donation, Exchange,...
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Do I have the right to stay in my condo if both my husband and I are on the lease but he passed away?
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Answered on April 11, 2018
For the most part, continued payments of rent, mortgage, insurance, and other debts should assist in a more smooth succession process and prevent...
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LA law when a parent dies and has child that is 23?
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Answered on April 06, 2018
Forced heirship applies only when there is a Will at play. For example, if one spouse leaves everything to the other spouse, but there is a child...
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If my dad does a succession on my mom will her kids half go to him?
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Answered on April 05, 2018
If your mother had a Will, this may be a possibility. If no Will, then the intestate rules provide that her children inherit her property...
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If I am the sole heir to my mother's estate, do I have to have a succession done to take possession of her estate?
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Answered on April 04, 2018
Yes. Succession must be done, but Louisiana laws provide for very streamlined, judicial successions. If you are the sole heir and their is no...
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Do I need to open a succession with death of husband only property is the home in both names I'm still paying the note.?
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Answered on March 29, 2018
With both names on the paperwork, I am assuming the home to be community property. The effect of owning "community property" is that each spouse...
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