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How can I help my mother with property

Steven's answer | Answered on September 22, 2016

If any of her siblings were survived by descendents or a sibling was married at the time of the siblings death, your mother would not be the sole...

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How can we prevent a questionable will from being probated?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 21, 2016

One option is to contest her from being appointed as executor for which the other daughters will need an attorney and seek the appointment of the...

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Fathers wife passed. One adopted child. Will not signed. House in her name. What can we do to place property in my fathers name.

Steven's answer | Answered on September 21, 2016

Your father has two issues both of which need an experience estate planning and probate attorney. The first issue is to determine the appropriate...

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My mother made me executor and left everything to me in her will.

Steven's answer | Answered on September 20, 2016

Surviving spouse has homestead right in your mother's house, which allows him to live there for the rest of his life subject to obligation to pay...

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How long does my wife's brother have to close out their grandmother's estate? She passed almost 5 years ago in Texas

Steven's answer | Answered on September 14, 2016

If the executor is an independent executor, a beneficiary can file a petition for an accounting and distribution 24 months after letters...

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My mother is one of four heirs to some land. The other three heirs are deceased. Can my mother sell the land?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 13, 2016

Additional facts are necessary to accurately answer your question, including whether the will was admitted to probate, how many of your mother's...

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Do I have legal rights to an existing llc without my name on the business if I have a signed letter of a partnership.

Steven's answer | Answered on September 12, 2016

A limited liability company has members as the owners while a partnership has partners as the owners. A limited liability company can be taxed as a...

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Can I take legal action on my father HOUSE he left the house to me and MY brother s welll MY step brother s

Steven's answer | Answered on September 08, 2016

More facts are necessary such as has will been admitted to probate and is estate being administered by an executor? If no will has an...

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I have a question about my receipt and release form regarding my aunts estate settlement

Steven's answer | Answered on September 08, 2016

Signing the release prevents you from suing the independent administrator and anyone else who provided services to the estate. Have you seen the...

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Is their a time frame to contest a Wil if the will was made and forged??

Steven's answer | Answered on September 08, 2016

A will has no legal effect unless it has been admitted to probate. The general rule is that you have two years from the date a will is admitted to...

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How can I help my mother with property

How can we prevent a questionable will from being probated?

Fathers wife passed. One adopted child. Will not signed. House in her name. What can we do to place property in my fathers name.

My mother made me executor and left everything to me in her will.

How long does my wife's brother have to close out their grandmother's estate? She passed almost 5 years ago in Texas

My mother is one of four heirs to some land. The other three heirs are deceased. Can my mother sell the land?

Do I have legal rights to an existing llc without my name on the business if I have a signed letter of a partnership.

Can I take legal action on my father HOUSE he left the house to me and MY brother s welll MY step brother s

I have a question about my receipt and release form regarding my aunts estate settlement

Is their a time frame to contest a Wil if the will was made and forged??