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Can I legally keep all the things my dead boyfriend made me,bought me and gave me?
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Answered on April 25, 2017
A gift is a gift. From your statement of facts it sounds to me like you and your boyfriend lived in separate residences. (You refer to "his house"...
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Should I accept an offer to settle a speeding ticket I received as opposed to appearing in court?
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Answered on April 25, 2017
You have to decide that for yourself. The speeding ticket will go on your driving record, but you have already admitted that you have no defense....
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Can a family member purchase the family home below market value if the home was left to the deceased estate to form a charity?
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Answered on April 25, 2017
The executor has a fiduciary duty to preserve and protect the value of the estate for the benefit of the heirs, in this case the charity. Selling...
On ssi but won a personal injury claim
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Answered on April 25, 2017
Depending upon when and how much you receive out of your personal injury claim, you will lose your SSI. If yours is a relatively small settlement,...
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If I recived 100000 in a lump sum from workers comp and now gon a get social security what will they make me pay back
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Answered on April 25, 2017
Social Security oversees many different types of benefit programs. In order to answer your question, we would need to know under what program(s)...
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Who is entitle to the heritage?
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Answered on April 24, 2017
She could do a Will, but that would result in a probate action. If that is something you and she want to avoid, in the alternative she could do a...
How can a beneficiary obtain information regarding the estate of a deceased person if the executor will not provide it?
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Answered on April 24, 2017
For your brother to be executor, he would have to be appointed by the court. That means that a probate would have been filed. Probates are public...
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How do I find out if probate was started for my father
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Answered on April 23, 2017
Contact the clerk(s) of court in the county in SC where he died and the county he lived in NY if you think he left any property there and ask if a...
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Can an executor sell an item that was willed to another family member to pay off deceased bills?
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Answered on April 23, 2017
I don't practice in WV, but generally the executor can sell estate property to pay off properly filed claims against the estate of the deceased,...
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Will my Medical and Medicare through SSI get taken away if I get married?
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Answered on April 22, 2017
If you are on SSI. it is a means tested program. Besides a few exempt assets like a personal residence and car,you can only have $2000. When you...