Not necessarily. As Mr. Iddins correctly notes, the house probably starts out as his separate property. If he died right away after your marriage...

How do I deal with an out of state co-executor who is holding up proceedings and has stolen from the estate?

If you have cause to believe the Co-Executor is neglecting her fiduciary duty to you or stealing from the estate and the dominant probate case is...

If my daughter had power of attorney to manage my affairs when I was in a nursing care, how can I take it back & do it myself?

Under RCW 11.94.043 the Power of attorney is in effect until terminated by you as Principal, your guardian or court order. Assuming you are...

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Who would inherit for a single person, never married, no will, no living parents or siblings. Lives in WA.

Assuming no descendants and the "single person" was not in a "committed intimate relationship" with someone, I agree with Michael Longyear that the...

My mothers boyfriend just died and he had signed all of his property over to her in his will. How does she get it?

If the boyfriend's property subject to probate includes real property or more than $100,000.00 in personal property, the Will needs to be probated....

We got a settlement from our mom's trust, is the distribution taxable? Mom inherited it from her mother.

There is no inheritance tax in WA. It sounds like Dad should have held all or part of Mom's share of the estate in an irrevocable testamentary...

My mother in-law recently passed away with a will but forgot to put anything in it about money she was in possession of. Is that

Every Will should contain a residuary clause that essentially provides for "all the rest and residue" or some such description to be distributed in...

Sibling borrowed a lot of money from mom, she has sense passed away...does he owe the estate the money?

If the loan is "documented" as a promissory note or other enforceable instrument, how it is handled by the executor would depend on the...

I'm a resident of WA but own real estate in CA. What's the easiest way to leave the property to CA tenants when I die?

I see two issues that may not have been addressed in the earlier answers. First, I would ordinarily agree that a revocable living trust would be...

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Mother passed, was in her father's will. His house just sold. Are her dependents responsible for her portion of the proceeds?

I think Derek Johnson and I are in agreement. Assuming the facts are that your mother died before her father and the father's house was sold from...

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