If we purchased a home form someone buy taking over the mortgage are we not put on the mortgage? We are trying to refinance and

It sounds like something is very wrong with your purchase of the property. You are correct, that the loan should be in your name as should be the...

Is a Deed of Trust activated on the day the Deed of Trust is dated, or on the day the Deed of Trust was signed and notarized?

I agree with my colleague. Absent an unusual situation, why do you care? It is not unusual for a document to be dated and then signed within a...

Tax for rental tax

I disagree with my colleague. I am a business and tax attorney. Questions about taxes are well within our area of service. There are several...

Thanks for your question. My colleague is correct. Your mother's estate is no subject to US estate taxes. The US estate tax is a tax on the...

So Im getting my spouse her green card. do i need to do my taxes with her she does have a ssi number.and she can not get a ITIN.

You need to be careful and coordinate this with your immigration attorney. What makes sense for US citizens may not make sense for you and your...

Why would an estranged adult child (my sibling) oppose our deceased mother's personal accountant preparing her IRS 706 form?

The preparation of accounts and tax returns always involves professional judgement and discretion. A good accountant will typically reach the same...

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Friend not re-paying loaned money, what are the options now?

Hopefully, you also have a cancelled check or other proof that you paid the money to him. If he will not pay, you will need to sue him for it. If...

Can I sell a company am domain name that they have a LLC in Washington?

My colleague is entirely correct. Generally, the senior user of a company name can exclude competing user in any market. Senior means first in...

What is the legal effect of a Note that is dated September 23, 2005 and a Deed of Trust that is signed September 28, 2005.

The ambiguity in the document raised by changing the numbers allows for testimony from the persons involved about what date it was actually signed.

What is the effect of the Notarized signature on a deed of trust when that signature date is later than the date of the Note?

It makes the date of the agreement ambiguous which means you can ask the person who signed it "when did you sign it?" If the notary says that the...