Answer: If your father conveyed his real estate to himself and his brother as joint tenants before he died then his interest in the property automatically passed to his brother upon his death. There might be an exception if you could prove your father was imcompetent when he signed that deed of if there was some other valid reason to contest it. If not then your father could legally do what he wanted with his property before he died.
Step-children have no rights to a step-parent's estate who died intestate (without a will) unless the step-children had been legally adopted by the step-parent. In that case they would have the right to a portion of the adoptive parent's estate under the state laws of intestacy. However, the step-parent could leave gifts to step-children in a will.
You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link below.
It depends on what the will says. If there is no will the intestacy law of the jurisdiction will be applied. In many cases they will be entitled to half the estate if there are no children from the second marriage.
He had two biological brothers: Jerome and Tyree, both deceased. His step-brother is Warren G.
He had two biological brothers: Jerome and Tyree, both deceased. His step-brother is Warren G.
Assuming the brother who died with a will was unmarried and had no children, and assuming his beneficiary brother predeceased him, his estate would pass to the children of his siblings. If he had only one brother then his brother's children would inherit his estate.
Can I use my deceased brotherβs snap card
That would normally be obtained through the court that handled the probate.
If the account is a joint account with your mother, you and your brother, the surviving joint owners can close the account and share the balance. When the account was opened the three of you should have signed signature cards and all names should be listed as account owners. One or both of you should be able to simply make a withdrawal of the balance and close the account.
Generally, under the laws of intestacy your deceased brother's children will inherit his share in the estate. You are entitled to 50% and they are entitled to share his 50%. Laws may vary so you need to review the law of intestacy in your particular jurisdiction.
Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obligated to marry his brother's widow, and the widow is obligated to marry her deceased husband's brother
The living sister would be qualified as long as she is not under 19 years old.
If they are biological brothers/sisters then they either have the same mother OR fatheror have both the same mother AND father.If they are brother and sister by law then they're brother-in-law or sister-in-law brother-in-law if that person is male and is the brother of the person your biological brother or sister marriedsister-in-law if that person is female and is the sister of the person your biological brother or sister marriedIf the biological brother has a romantic relationship with the biological sister then their relationship will be called incest.
No,surviving family members would have no legal claim to such property if the transferring of title was made while the owner was of sound mind was done in accordance to the laws of the state where the property is located. The reasons for the action being taken and the fact that the person was not a biological child is not relevant.
Griffey has three children: two biological children, a son, George Kenneth III, and a daughter, Taryn Kennedy, and one adopted son, Tevin Kendall.