YES, they can be taken BUT NOT kept. ALL PP belongs to the debtor and the DEBTOR will have to redeem it.
The spouse is not responsible for his/her spouse's child(ren). However, the State can and will intercept tax refunds and place liens on personal and real property to collect unpaid support, even if those assets are jointly held.
If all property was jointly owned then ownership automatically passed to the surviving spouse. There is no need to open an estate proceeding.
Your spouse can probably deal with any property the two of you own jointly, but simply being your spouse does not give your spouse the ability to deal with assets titled solely in your own name, contrary to popular belief and "urban legend."
The surviving spouse becomes the sole owner.
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.
Yes. Any jointly owned assets do not form part of the deceaseds estate. The assets therefore belongs to the joint owner. This would be true even if the assets was a house.
In Michigan can jointly owned real estate by used to satisfy a judgement against one of the joint owners?
Yes, even if indirectly. If they are still living, yes, they are jointly responsible. Since they are married, any benefit to one is considered a benefit to the other. If the spouse has passed away, the estate is responsible for the medical bills of the deceased. And since the spouse is normally the recipient of the estate, the bills will affect how much the spouse will inherit. Some of the assets, such as property held as Tenants in the Entirety, becomes the property of the spouse. Other assets may have to be liquidated to pay the bills, including medical expenses and funeral costs.
If the property rightfully belongs to the spouse, then yes they can sell it. If they do not rightfully own the property, then they cannot legally sell the personal property.
Either because they jointly participated in the purchase or jointly obtained a loan on the home, or because the home is located in a community property state.
Generally a surviving spouse will only be responsible for debts related to medical expenses of a deceased spouse is he or she has entered into a written contract accepting said responsibility. Rhode Island is not a community property state and therefore the surviving spouse would not, assuming he or she has not agreed in writing to do so be liable for medical bills (hospital, doctors, etc.) incurred for the care of a deceased spouse. Nevada is a community property state, therefore the surviving spouse might be held accountable for such debts. All assets and debts accumulated during a marriage in a CP state are considered to be jointly owned and jointly owed regardless of which spouse is the receipient of a debt or asset.
Property held in a joint tenancy automatically passes to the surviving owner. You cannot attach stipulations to it.