My jurisdiction is: IL
Are accounts, real estate, auto titles held in joint tenancy included in the estate of a deceased or do they go unaccounted for in the estate and go automatically to the joint holder? Must all wills be probated or only if the estate is over a certain amount?
It is a pity that death brings out the emotional ugliness of some people. It sounds as though mother was estranged from daughter. It will probably be expensive to track down things. I am not an attorney but if I were to persue a course of action I would contact a private investigator and an...
I'm not an attorney and I know Texas law is a little different than some states. However,
(1)a person can generally do a quit claim deed of interest in a property to another person without an attorney.
(2) Whether you call it a gift or exchange a minimal sum may have other financial and...
Parents made wills in 1984 leaving estate to each other then to children, per stirpes, if one parent predeceased other. One parent and 2 children predeceased remaining parent and one child. Child had POA for parent many years, even while one sibling was alive. Surviving parent attached hand...