Wills and Estates
Can my husband's children claim property if he dies?
I got married to a man who has 3 children from his previous marriage. Now they are older than 25 and my husband and I are paying for a house and have two young children. The deed is in his name. I would like to know if in case he dies, can his first's marriage children claim some property of the house? What is the best way to assure I will have the property of this house?
Who owns the property after multiple donations and a will contest?
In Louisiana my father donated property to my brother, it didn't have the correct legal description. Then he turned around and donated it to my niece and son, with the correct description after this my brother had a correction filed. Some of the property still had my deceased mothers name on it. Her will is just now being taken through sucession. Who does the property belong to?
How can we plan for our child's care if we pass away?
I am married with four children. One child (age 6) has hemophilia A and cerebral palsy. We want to know the best method to provide for his care if something would happen to us before he turns 21? He is on medicaid and receives adoption assistance.
Can I avoid probate for my mother's trust in Pennsylvania?
My mother passed away in Pennsylvania, in 2003. She had no known assets at that time, so no probate was necessary. Since that time, a promissory note from some property that she had previously owned in Idaho was sold. $16,000 was owed and is now sitting in trust for my mother's heir (me). Is there any way to avoid probate on this matter, since it is below $20,000? The tricky part seems to be that she passed away in Pennsylvania, I live in Florida and the property was in Idaho where she once lived.
How should I handle my LLC in my estate planning?
Setting up a will for personal assets seems simple, but what do you do with a business? I have a single member LLC for the purpose of real estate purchases, rentals, etc. There are 9 properties held jointly with a partner/friend using my LLC, two in self-directed IRAs, three single family houses, and one four-unit apartment building owned 100% by my LLC. We have two adult children that we ultimately want to inherit everything, but they don't have the skill set yet to take over the LLC. I don't particularly want to use a trust. What's the best way to set up our estate?