If the lien is a mortgage or a tax lien, the bankruptcy may not have discharged the debt, and the estate would have to be probated. The estate may be bankrupt, and there is usually a state procedure for estate bankruptcy. Federal bankruptcy does not apply. Consult a local attorney experienced in estates.
Yes. If your husband was the sole owner of the life estate then it was extinguished when he died.
If your father was involved in a bankruptcy proceeding at the time of his death his assets are encumbered by the proceeding. The bankruptcy proceeding would affect the title to his property until it is resolved. His estate would need to be probated in order for the title to his property to pass to you. When an estate is probated the creditors must be paid first before any distribution to heirs can be made. You should contact your father's bankruptcy lawyer or his trustee in bankruptcy to notify them of his death and to determine what your options are. If that's not possible you should seek the advice of a probate attorney.
You file where the decedent died and owned property.
Performing "last rights" for a person who died gives you no rights to, in or over their property. Any property owned by the decedent would pass according to the provisions of their last will or to their their legal next-of-kin according to state laws of intestacy if they died intestate (without a will).
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If a person conveyed her property by deed while she was alive then she no longer owned it when she died. If the deed is valid the grantee should have recorded it and there should be no question about ownership. You cannot devise property in your will that you no longer own.
No. Probate is a judicial procedure that distributes the estate of a person who has died. A living estate is all the property owned by a living person.
If the person who lost the property by foreclosure died within the redemption period their heirs are those persons who would inherit their property in the absence of a will under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.If the person who lost the property by foreclosure died within the redemption period their heirs are those persons who would inherit their property in the absence of a will under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.If the person who lost the property by foreclosure died within the redemption period their heirs are those persons who would inherit their property in the absence of a will under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.If the person who lost the property by foreclosure died within the redemption period their heirs are those persons who would inherit their property in the absence of a will under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.
he gets to old and dies and when he died he got his brain removed from his head and the person who did it kept his brain
You need to get the professional advice of a solicitor (attorney) on this.
When a person dies intestate (without a will) their property is distributed according to the laws of intestacy. Perhaps if your family was aware that your father wanted you to have certain property they will convey their interest to you or give the personal property to you.