If the parent and step-parent owned the property as joint tenants with the right of survivorship then full title passed to the step-parent upon your parent's death. You have no rights in the property. You may have an interest if the property was owned as tenants in common. In that case your parent's half would pass as intestate property according to the laws in your state which you can check at the link below. You could view or obtain a copy of their deed at the land records office to confirm how the land was owned. If you think you may have an interest you should speak with an attorney and show her/him the deed.
They may be able to make a claim depending on the details. Was there a will? Was there a surviving spouse? Do they have rights under the state laws of intestacy. You need to add more details.
You can check the laws of intestacy at the related question link.
They may be able to make a claim depending on the details. Was there a will? Was there a surviving spouse? Do they have rights under the state laws of intestacy. You need to add more details.
You can check the laws of intestacy at the related question link.
They may be able to make a claim depending on the details. Was there a will? Was there a surviving spouse? Do they have rights under the state laws of intestacy. You need to add more details.
You can check the laws of intestacy at the related question link.
They may be able to make a claim depending on the details. Was there a will? Was there a surviving spouse? Do they have rights under the state laws of intestacy. You need to add more details.
You can check the laws of intestacy at the related question link.
They may be able to make a claim depending on the details. Was there a will? Was there a surviving spouse? Do they have rights under the state laws of intestacy. You need to add more details.
You can check the laws of intestacy at the related question link.
Yes. When a person dies without a Will (intestate) the estate is distributed according to the state's probate succession laws.
If the property is owned jointly, the wife is entitled to 50% of the proceeds.If the property is owned jointly, the wife is entitled to 50% of the proceeds.If the property is owned jointly, the wife is entitled to 50% of the proceeds.If the property is owned jointly, the wife is entitled to 50% of the proceeds.
Generally, jointly held property passes automatically to the surviving joint owner. It does not become a probate asset so it is not exposed to creditors. However, the situation changes if the creditor attached the property prior to the death of the debtor. Creditors can attach jointly held property while the debtor is living but if a creditor fails to attach prior to the death of the debtor then the property passes to the surviving joint tenant and the creditor is out of luck.
They might be. Anything jointly owned would normally become sole property of the spouse, but, is still part of the deceased's estate. After taking appropriate legal steps for example, a creditor could force the sale of a jointly owned property, splitting the money with the spouse to start paying off the deceased's debts. If all the deceased's assets are liquidated, and it is not enough to pay off the debt though, then the spouse is not responsible for that part, that debt will then have to be written off.
Biological and legally adopted children generally have the same rights in their parent's estate if their parent dies intestate, or, without a will. Children do not inherit an interest in property that was held jointly with a surviving spouse. However, they may inherit an interest in property held solely by the decedent. You can check the laws of intestacy in your state in the related question below.
Generaly not unless there is a jointly filed return. There are special circumstances ie. community property states and transfers of estate property to the surviving spouse.
No, Florida is not a community property state therefore debts not jointly incurred belong solely to the person who holds the account. In Florida married couples are generally presumed to hold jointly owned property as Tenancy By The Entirety (TBE) which makes such property exempt from creditor action when only one spouse is responsible for the debt.
No, Indiana is not a community property state. Indiana is a Tenancy By The Entirety state which means jointly owned marital property passes directly to the surviving spouse and is not subject to probate procedure not creditor attachment when the deceased spouse was the sole debtor.
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The spouse of a deceased person is only responsible for said person's debts if the couple resided in a community property state or if the debts were jointly incurred.
It really depends upon the contents of a will and how the property is titled under the wording of the deed. Generally property held jointly passes directly to the other owners and is not subject to probate action. In a case such as noted, the deceased share of the property will likely be passed automatically to the surviving owners under the state's Joint Tenants With Right of Survivorship (JTWRS) laws.
No, not if the contract was not jointly made.
If the property is owned jointly, you can leave your portion of the property or your portion of the ownership to someone.