Given verbal Lifetime Estate with witnesses to same. Moved everything I owned and paid to begin remodel. Is it enforceable?

You may have an equitable cause of action against the owner to recover the cost of the work you did in the home. See an attorney. But no life estate.

Yes. The bankruptcy code requires it, even if you are current.

I agree with Attorney Bergman. You can and should deed the house to a living trust but make sure the Trust has the proper language in it to...

What are my rights if my boyfriend of almost 7 years unexpectedly died intestate recently?

Life insurance companies go strictly by who is designated on their form as the death beneficiary. If your boyfriend didn't change it, you aren't...

If I am the Survivor of Joint Tenancy in California and now hold deed as single women can heirs and family members sue me to get

As long as the deceased joint tenant was mentally competent and not under undue influence from you, the property is now yours. Doesn't mean the...

Doing quit claim deed to my brother signed in 2018 but recorded in 2019. which year will be the gift tax ?

The transfer occurs when the deed is actually handed over to your brother and he accepts it. Recording is just a ministerial act that puts the...

You are stressing about nothing. You have 1 11.4 million dollar lifetime gift tax exemption. Buy the house, and prepare a rental agreement with...

Can a grant deed be corrected in California?

If the property was taken out of the trust to refinance it, and then escrow neglected to put it back in the trust, you can petition the Probate...

Most trusts specify that the Trustee must make distributions by either six or nine months after the death of the Trustor. Your children an entitled...

Does does a Chapter 7 bankruptcy cover judgments and liens?

As my colleagues stated, motions to avoid liens are separate from the standard legal fee for bankruptcy They can be fairly technical. You will...