Questions answered by Robert E. Millsap III

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What rights as executor do I have to sell my mother's home when it is titled in hers, mine and my siblings' names?

Robert's answer | Answered on September 19, 2012

Tough situation since all the porert is not inthe probate. The PR can only sell one half. I think you are going to have to do a partition...

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Is there a statute of limitations on restitution of probate assets in Washington ?

Robert's answer | Answered on September 19, 2012

I have honestly never had to reopen an estate for that issue. Usually, when an estate is closed, it is closed for all such issues. That forces...

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Is student loan debt "forgiven" with the death of the student?

Robert's answer | Answered on September 19, 2012

Anytme real estate is involved I just tell people to sit down with an attorney and get some local advice that reflects your states statutes. I...

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If my mother has power of attourney can I fight her for the estate of my grandparents, if I believe there is foulplay?

Robert's answer | Answered on September 19, 2012

I agree with the first answer. I just want to suggest that your mother may have been in line to inherit everything anyway eithor through the...

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If a parent dies are you responsible for their debts and paying back their loans?

Robert's answer | Answered on September 19, 2012

I am a little confused on what you mean by married for only two days to his spouse. Did he divorce her? Were they married when he died? If they...

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We just recently talked to a insurance company about long term care (in home health care)is this a secure thing to do

Robert's answer | Answered on September 19, 2012

In the right circumstances it can really come in handy. It can be a nice help for a marital community to protect one spouse at home with...

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I have lived in the same house since 1983 my parents bought it off my then landlord in 1987

Robert's answer | Answered on September 18, 2012

You will abslutely need to sit with a CA attorney and go over the facts. Gather proof of payments you made to give the attorney. Gather all...

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Hello. I have an estate law question. If I leave everything in my will to a freind, Can a sibling contest the will.

Robert's answer | Answered on September 18, 2012

Local counsel and you should be able to draft a will that protects your desire that your will not be challenged. Proof that you have capacity...

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Who is allowed to sit in the meeting when a elderly client is changing their will?

Robert's answer | Answered on September 18, 2012

If that was your father's desire, then it is fine. If she was exerting undue influience, then it is not fine. A lawyer could allow her to sit...

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My father died and left a will that left everything to my step mother. she has died and i wonder if i am entitled to anything .

Robert's answer | Answered on September 18, 2012

If your father left her everything outright and not in trust or a life estate, then her will would determine the disposition of what she received...

Robert E. Millsap III's Answers (284)

What rights as executor do I have to sell my mother's home when it is titled in hers, mine and my siblings' names?

Is there a statute of limitations on restitution of probate assets in Washington ?

Is student loan debt "forgiven" with the death of the student?

If my mother has power of attourney can I fight her for the estate of my grandparents, if I believe there is foulplay?

If a parent dies are you responsible for their debts and paying back their loans?

We just recently talked to a insurance company about long term care (in home health care)is this a secure thing to do

I have lived in the same house since 1983 my parents bought it off my then landlord in 1987

Hello. I have an estate law question. If I leave everything in my will to a freind, Can a sibling contest the will.

Who is allowed to sit in the meeting when a elderly client is changing their will?

My father died and left a will that left everything to my step mother. she has died and i wonder if i am entitled to anything .