Is my mother entitled to survivor's benefits?
Yes. And even if they had actually divorced, a surviving ex-spouse may apply for Social Security benefits if several requirements are met (eg,...
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Yes. And even if they had actually divorced, a surviving ex-spouse may apply for Social Security benefits if several requirements are met (eg,...
As noted above, more information is needed - such as (1) whether the house was used as the homestead at her death and continues to be used as a...
You have the option of executing a declaration of appointment of guardian for your minor children in the event you pass away or become...
Depending on a the type of administration, the assets and debts involved, and the time period since the executor was appointed, you may have a...
Title to what? Bank owns what? Letter from whom to collect on what?
There is no shortage of attorneys who will work on a contingency. On the other hand, there are very very few attorneys who have sufficient...
It is possible that although you were a beneficiary of the life insurance policy, you were not a beneficiary under the will offered for probate. ...
The life insurance will be distributed by the insurance company according to the last beneficiary designation executed. The last valid executed...
To answer the question you actually asked, if the joint account had rights of survivorship, then you should not list it on the probate inventory...
Generally speaking, if Texas law applies to this trust and if the trust instrument contains a spendthrift clause (prohibiting a bemeficiary's...