What if life insurance beneficiary to the executor?

Generally speaking life insurance policies fall outside of probate and are paid directly to the named beneficiary. If the policy states the...

We just got our gift deed now siblings are fighting we have an estate no will if contested will the house go back in estate

The lack of facts here makes it difficult to answer your question. If there is no will, then you will use another method to determine who is...

In texas diagnosed with Alzheimer's?

A diagnosis of Alzheimer's indicates a probable inability to comprehend the nature and consequences of signing a legal document. If your loved one...

Do I need Power of Attorney to assist my aging mother with insurance and, if so, how do I find, sign, and execute the documents?

First thing to do is to make certain that your mother is mentally competent to sign the documents. She needs to understand what she is signing and...

Everything that you own prior to your marriage will stay separate property unless you start to co-mingle it with community accounts once you're...

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Reaffirming home loan

Most likely the answer is no. Lenders want you to be current with your mortgage payments to reaffirm the debt. If they were not willing to reaffirm...

You can probably fit them in if you use the federal exemptions. Depending upon what state you live in, you could protect them under state...

Went Chapter 7 in May 2009, did not include my condo, did not reaffirm my mortgage. Can I just walk away? Laid off for over a yr

As the others have stated, you are required by federal law to list the debt owed on the condo as well as listing it as an asset. If you failed to...

Reaffirming a mortgage loan

Practically speaking, the answer is yes. To reaffirm a mortgage, the lending institution would have required your payments be current in the case...

Can I discharge a judgement on an old second mortgage in Chapter 7 bankruptcy?

Yes, absent a finding of fraud, your judgment is an unsecured debt and is dischargeable under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Providing you...