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Majority rules? Huh?
My mother recently passed away. She left no will or other instructions to allocate her property. She is widowed and my brother and I are the sole survivors. We are both adults. Her only valued assets (not counting life insurance or work related benefits that will pass equally to us) are her home......
Dividing estateWhat is the name of your state? GA My father died several years ago and named me his executor; all assets were to be equally divided among the six children. One of my sisters had been his primary caregiver for many years and lived in his house. After his death, she continued to live there and......
Disturbing new info on old estate!?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?Washington My friend was sole beneficiary to a large estate of a friend in 1996. He received all proceeds from the estate, or so he thought. In March of 2004, the deceased friends mother passed away. Her estate is worth aprox.......
Distrubtion of decease's propertyBrooklyn New York My aunt died intestate she had four siblings who are also deceased. There are thirteen living heirs Nephews and nieces) Her home will be sold soon. After the administrator fee, attorney fees etc are paid will the remainding monies be distributed equally among the 13 living......
distributionsI am co-personal representative with my sibling. Our parent died 6/08 and we filed probate with an attorney 11/08 here in Colorado. 3/09 we also retained an attorney in another state where farm property is located (which is the largest asset of estate) to prepare 706 and 1041 for the estate.......
distribution schedulesWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Ohio My Father died one year ago and left a will and trust. His estate went into probate even tho he had set up a trust fund. We are scheduled to recieve our final distribution from his estate and trust sometime in the next few......
Distribution order bypass trustTexas The will lists bequests of cash to individuals and the proceeds of a land sale to other individuals. However the trust does not have enough cash to distribute the total amounts. What is the correct order of distribution? Allocation of the available cash based on original amounts? Land......
Distribution of WillsWhat is the name of your state? NEW YORK Under NEW YORK state law, am I required to distribute copies of the will to each and every individual listed in the will as a recipient of the assets upon death....
Distribution of Trust Taking Too LongundefinedWhat is the name of your state? California My brother died one year ago. His wife was named executor of the estate which consists of a trust with his home and several IRAs, etc. The benenficiaries of the trust in addition to his wife are myself, my niece, and my nephew. We have been......
Distribution of TrustKansas. My grandfather recently passed away - he had a trust but no will. The trustee of the trust is a lawyer and the beneficiaries are his six grandchildren (including myself) as he has no living children or wife. I have the following questions regarding distribution of the trust: 1. Does the......
[Family Law] "Shashay Doofray" <ShashayDoofray@yahoo.com> writes: Please also note the following paragraphs, which of course, cover what I have been saying all along. I guess it doesn't have any credibility until NEWSWEEK publishes it, even though we ALL know it's true. You mean it doesn't.........
who to sue in federal court[Government & Administrative Law] What is the name of your state? Ohio If the juvenile court violated my due process rights by omitting the necessary adjudicatory phase in neglect proceedings but adjudicated my son neglected and dependent anyways and granted custody of my son to grandparents even though I was fit and the.........
divorcing resident alien[Immigration Law] What is the name of your state? Texas My question is that I am filing for divorce and my husband is a resident alien and is going to be filing for his citizenship this January. He was very abusive both physically and mentally,(yes, it has been reported and documented as well), can he still.........
What is the process for filing damages?[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] What is the name of your state? California I live in an apt. above a garage. The person who owns the garage below has repeatedly caused nuisances with the car he parks under my bedroom. He lets the car idle for at least 5 to 10 minutes, which causes the fumes to go up to my bedroom. This.........
landlord refuses to fix repairs[Real Estate & Property Law] What is the name of your state? North Carolina my landlord has agreed to make repairs on a few things that happened before we moved in on may15th. the items still have not been repaired. they are cosmetic issues, but the house is not in the condition that it was in when we signed the contract..........
Collecting on judgement from Out of State employer California[Employment & Labor Law] Hi have received a judgement that was entered in Ca Superior court. My ex employer is located in New Jersey. I was an outside employee living and working in CA so DLSE handled my case. Im trying to figure out if I have to get my judgement domesticated in NJ and if I file writ of execution do I.........
Admissibility of e-mail & 'net surfing habits[Additional Legal Subjects] Jackelope369 wrote: Is a warrant required for this info? I've been told the police can simply ask an ISP for the info and the ISP often will hand it over. Is this true, and if so, is this evidence admissible? Generally, an investigator is going to get telecommunications records under grand jury.........
Changing a Partnership to an LLC[BUSINESS & FINANCIAL & Corporate LAW] Does anyone know how I would go about changing a partnership of three members to an LLC. Do I just have to fill out a LLC 5.5 form? DO they assign me a new tax ID #? Any info would be appreciated.......
Can I qualilfy for a acholarship/grant?[Immigration Law] I live in boulder colorado, and I just recentnly got married to a US citizen. We are about to submit the immigratioon papers, I was wondering how long will it be in the naturalization process till I can apply for scholarships/grants? Lizette......
Taxes & divorce Illinois[Tax Law] I got divorced in 2007. This is the first tax year that we are filing separately. As part of the agreement, I retained the family home and paid my ex $50,000 for her share of the equity. Is any portion of this amount deductible as alimony or maintenance? I was also forced to liquidate some.........
What is the name of your state? New York Hi there, I am the administrator of my father's estate (he died intestate). I have an attorney who has represented me well, but I do have one question. My father passed away a year ago, and in that time I have paid all debts (except for my fee and my......
What is the name of your state? Probate in Oregon The distribution receipt offered by the firm serving our mother's personal representative includes the following statement. "and I do hereby release and forever discharge the Estate of {mother}, its personal representative, attorneys, the......
What is the name of your state? New York I have a cousin who recently died. She has no children. There are several 1st cousins on both her mothers and fathers side. Are 1st cousins each given equal share or is it first split 50% between mothers and fathers side? Assume there is no will...
What is the name of your state? CA My sister is Trustee of one of my father's (Settlor) trusts. My father died December 30th 2006 in California. This sister is not the executor of his will. What are the steps she must follow, based on California law, to distribute the contents of the Trust? My......
What is the name of your state? California The Trustor died in November 2006. Estate taxes were paid nine months later and acknowledgement received from IRS in February 2008. Then the Trustee said that the estate had to file the 2007 taxes which were done on April 15, 2008. STILL no assets have......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA My family is involved with a trust in which we are the beneficiaries along with two other parties (all are imm. family members). The family member passed away in 2004 and had real estate, cash and cds in the bank. Some of the property has been......
What is the name of your state? California I am the trustee of my mother's estate and just sold her home. The money from the sale will be transferred to her account this Wednesday and I will send checks to both of my brothers. Yesterday I received a letter from my older brother's attorney saying......
What is the name of your state? New York I am named in a will to receive 100 shares of stock. the will was written as 'I give and bequeath the 808 shares of .... that I own as follows' The shares split 2 for 1 after the will was written. Now the executor says that I am still only entitled to 100......
What is the name of your state? Texas I'm still in a nightmare of a probate and hoping that nothing else causes this not to close out in October. I was coerced into signing two junk cars to my sister-in-law that my husband had (which I could care less about them...it is just the way she went......
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan My younger sister died due to malpractice and the case has been settled for 750,000. Her husband is the personal representative. The only people claiming damages are him, their son(4yrs old now) and me, her only brother. There is no......