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Difficult Decision Regarding Probate
Asked by H.E. from Dallas
on October 16, 2011
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I need a little decision making help. I will try not to make this too long.
Two years ago my grandfather suddenly passed away. He did leave a will (several in fact,...
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- Your stepMom's daughter is HER power of attorney, not your Grandfather's. She should NOT have done what she did and you should take her to court over it and hash it o...
- Legally nothing should be given away until after probate is settled. And it could take years. My older brother passed away in 2009 and did not have a will. We figured ...
- I would contact an attorney or the attorney who is dealing with the probate. Unfortunately small things that are not spelled out in the will tend to be divided up lon...
Will
Asked by L.B. from New York
on June 3, 2010
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My husband's father passed away when my husband was 13. His father left property to my husband and his brothers, but his mother had been in charge of the estate until...
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- Yes he should request a copy...
- Wills are public information. He can get a copy from the courthouse in the probate file section. It would be easier to just ask his mother or if she doesn't have a...
- Yes, he should contact the attorney/executor that handled the will and ask them for a copy. In most states the estate automatically goes to the surviving spouse and th...
Help with Will
Asked by D.T. from Cleveland
on October 21, 2010
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My aunt wants to take someone out of her will. But someone told me if she left them even $50 it would be harder for them to contest the will. True?
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- I think it is harder to contest if she specifies "Sally gets nothing", rather than just leaving the person out, and they can claim that she overlooked them.
- I think they told my friend if she did not want the will contested she would have to mention them and leave them at least $1. That way it can not be said she was out o...
- We put in a provision in our will that if anyone contests our will, they get nothing. So, she can definitely ensure this person gets nothing. I can't see why it would ...
Drawing a Will
Asked by A.T. from Dallas
on September 17, 2008
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I live in Denton and am hoping to find a patient family friendly lawyer could help my husband and I draw up a will. I feel horrible that my sons are almost 5 and 2.5 ...
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- Check out www.legalzoom.com. My husband and I have a 4 month old and we did our will using this website. We did it prior to having a child and then updated it after......
- Susan Whitson Periquet at ###-###-#### or ###-###-####. Tell her D. J. referred you. www.DebbieJeffrey.com
- A., I'm a licensed Texas attorney who handles wills and the like on weekends (work full-time for a corporation during the week.) If you have not already found someon...
Do You Have a Written Will?
Asked by N.M. from Los Angeles
on April 19, 2011
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I don't, but am thinking of getting one this year. How many have their family Wills written up?
What about a Living Will? (A living Will is written up for medic...
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- Yes to both! So, so important!
- Do have a will - but it needs to be updated since kids are now grown! Don't think will need a guardian now!
- Ya know, I'm actually looking forward to peoples responses on this. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I don't have one. I have two kids now, and the thoug...
How Important Is a Will?
Asked by N.G. from Allentown
on June 7, 2010
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My question is 2 parts. My husband & I have an ongoing battle over getting a will. We have 2 children and own our own home. I feel we should have a will but he feels...
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- YES! Get a will! No one plans on having something happen. That's why there's accidents. First, you must find someone, even a friend, to take your children because ...
- A will is critical, even without the kids. It will be much harder for either one of you to deal with all the name change stuff, banks, etc. if one dies before the oth...
- Very important. If you don't appoint a guardian for your kids and something should happen to both you and hubby, the court will appoint someone if no one steps forwar...
Online Will
Asked by S.H. from Cleveland
on October 6, 2010
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My husband and I have been getting things in order and are in vital need of creating a Will to be sure that our son and assets would go where we want them to in the ev...
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- I am an attorney and I will tell you that you should either buy a reputable software package that will make it state specific or hire an attorney. I drafted my own an...
- You can make an online will and get it notarized. It may or may not hold up in court if there are complications, so it's best to get it through a lawyer, but in the me...
- We bought a create a will software package. I don't know about the online.....we liked the idea of being able to print it out whenever we wanted or to change it as we...
Writing a Will
Asked by M.E. from Philadelphia
on April 29, 2011
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My husband and I realize we need to write wills to provide for our 2 young children if something should happen to both of us. But as I'm trying to research how to get ...
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- Hi M., we must be on the same wavelength...I recently called a few lawyers in the Collegeville area and decided to go with King Laird (on Main Street). They sent me a ...
- The advantage of a trust over a will is that a trust places all of your assets in a trust and if you die probate is avoided. If your estate goes through probate there...
- Our financial advisor gave us software called "Family Lawyer" I think it is simple and inexpensive. It might be what you are looking for!
Making a Will
Asked by A.D. from South Bend
on April 6, 2008
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Hi Moms.
Now that we have a child, my husband & I would like to make a Will just in case anything ever happened to the 2 of us, our son would be taken care of. I rea...
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- Hi, A.! You are on-the-ball to get this taken care of soon. My dad is an attorney and this is his speciality. He has assisted my friends with their wills when they sta...
- We went to walmart & bought a program for legal docs. It had a will in there. It's got all the legal verbage in it you need. You just fill in the blanks & get it no...
- In my opinion, if you are wanting legal advice on how to best divide assets and responsibilities in the event of your death, then spend the money and hire a lawyer. ...
Making a Will
Asked by S.T. from Portland
on September 20, 2010
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I am a SAHM with two boys under age three. I recently had a conversation with one of my friends who was starting the process of drawing up a will. It got me to think...
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- This is a hard, sensitive issue. We were actually advised not to choose parent since they could be elderly by the time this is needed and it's an unfair stress on the...
- Our parents are NOT acceptable. Besides being too old, they would not raise our daughter with the same love we would and they knowingly associate with abusive people,...
- Well, it sounds like your obvious choices are out. What about cousins or aunts/uncles? What about close friends? Without someone in place, family would have to figh...
