My mother owned a home and died with no will. There were 6 children as heirs. Are we required by law to file probate?
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Answered on September 18, 2009
Dear Vancouver,
What I hear is your mother died unmarried, without a Will, with her home in her own name, and with six children. You ask “Are...
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My mother passed away over a yr ago, my stepfather is living, they had a will, how do I find out what was in the joint will?
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Answered on September 16, 2009
Dear Wenatchee,
This is Lance's echo --- I'm in trial on a Will contest, and I'm finding that when I get back to my office at the end of the...
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How do I, as the executor of my father's estate, decide how to distribute the assets to beneficiaries?
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Answered on September 14, 2009
Dear Bellingham,
Lance speaks the truth.
Another alternative used in a lot of the probates I do is to have one (or more) of the heirs or...
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How do I become exec of my deceased father's affairs? He was not married. Lived in Nevada. had live in girlfriend
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Answered on September 11, 2009
Dear Moses Lake,
Probate is generally state-specific, regarding property located in some specific state. So if your father left property in NV,...
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Can I use the affidavit process? or do I need to go to throught probate if so which state Califonia or Washington?
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Answered on September 08, 2009
Dear Vancouver,
You have answered your own question: No, you can't use a Small Estate Affidavit, as that requires the Decedent to have been a WA...
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Is a wife responsible for a husbands debt when he passes even if there is no estate or money or will?
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Answered on August 23, 2009
Dear Burlington,
A surviving spouse is responsible for paying the community debts of the deceased spouse, the surviving spouse, or both --- all...
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Can the fiduciary of an estate randomly choose DOD value/FMV/what he would pay for it and use them to divide estate property
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Answered on August 19, 2009
Dear Seattle,
Let's get practical. One way of dealing with this is to formally request a copy of the Inventory, which the PR is required to...
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Hello, Question for the Washington State,King County. In this Probate case there are 4 Administrators, I had been told that it
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Answered on August 10, 2009
Dear Seattle,
There may be another issue here. Who does the attorney represent? If he/she represents one of the Administrators who wants to...
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How to I sort out on-going inheritance issues ?
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Answered on August 08, 2009
Dear Bothell,
What a mess --- arrrggghh!
First of all --- the general rule is that the disposition of land is required to be made by the law...
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My sister died leaving an appended distribution of personal property, attorney states it was not notarized so its void. True?
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Answered on August 07, 2009
Dear Port Angeles,
The relevant statute re the signed & dated list of gifts is RCW 11.12.260, which does not require notarization. Did the...
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