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Q&A with Loraine: Can I legally stop my stepmother from taking things that belonged to my deceased mom and dad?
A surviving spouse may be entitled to assets that belonged to a former spouse.
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Can I file for a year’s support after a Petition for Letters of Administration has been filed?
A surviving spouse may still file a year’s support claim after another person has petitioned to be the estate administrator.
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Q&A with Loraine: My husband died, and his sons won’t sign to put the house in my name. Can I do it through the mortgage company?
How a house passes to a surviving spouse depends on how the deed is worded and how the deceased person’s estate planning documents are written.
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Q&A with Loraine: How do you list heirs on the common probate form in GA?
A person’s status as an heir is determined by state law, not by whether they are intended to benefit.
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Q&A with Loraine: My brother and sister-in-law started a trucking business together. Now that my brother has passed, does she have to pay his bills?
Question: My brother married a woman who already owned her home that is still in her name. They started a trucking company business, and my brother got multiple credit cards. Some were only in his name, and some were in his name and the business name. When ...
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Q&A with Loraine: My husband died with our house in his name only. Can I get the home put in my name?
Question: My husband died with our house in his name only. Can I get the home put in my name? We were married for 30 years. He did ...
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Q&A with Loraine: What tax am I liable for if my mother passes away and her house is to be sold and split between her four daughters?
Question: What tax am I liable for if my mother passes away and her house is to be sold and split between her four daughters? Loraine’s Answer: I’m going to assume that (A) your mother ...
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Q&A with Loraine: When a vehicle is jointly owned by husband and wife and one of them passes, how does the car get transferred over?
If an automobile is owned by spouses as “joint tenants,” it will automatically pass to the surviving spouse when one spouse dies.
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