If the executor dies before the estate is settled then a successor must be appointed by the court. Another person must notify the court of the death and ask to be appointed.
That will depend on what the will says. In most cases, the bulk of the of estate would be expected to go to the spouse.
The adoption wiped out any rights to the estate as an heir. However, if she was listed in the will, yes, she can make a claim.
You need a lawyer to protect your rights.
Only if it is a joint account or payable on death to the "common law spouse". If it is a sole account in your mother's name then it is a part of her estate.
It depends on the type of joint account. See this article in Kiplinger's http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/ask/archive/2004/q0412.htm for a fairly detailed answer.
No, the spouse does not. However, the executor of the estate, which could be the spouse, does have the right. They will have to show a Letter of Authority from the court and account for the monies as part of the estate.
To relinquish your rights in a life estate you can execute a release or waiver of rights, in writing, witnessed and notarized, and record it in the land records .
The life estate expires when the life estate owner does and the mineral rights revert to the property owners in fee.
No. The life tenant no longer owns the property. The signature of the fee owners would be required as well as the signature of the life tenant.No. The life tenant no longer owns the property. The signature of the fee owners would be required as well as the signature of the life tenant.No. The life tenant no longer owns the property. The signature of the fee owners would be required as well as the signature of the life tenant.No. The life tenant no longer owns the property. The signature of the fee owners would be required as well as the signature of the life tenant.
Changes in the rights of the Second Estate as a result of the National Assembly included the abolition of feudalism. This in turn took away the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate.
A life estate is a right in property. Rights in property don't go away. The name on the life estate is the person that retains the rights to the life estate.
If the estate was not probated then the rights have not passed legally to the heirs. The estate must be probated. Until that has been done the heirs cannot exercise their mineral rights.If the estate was not probated then the rights have not passed legally to the heirs. The estate must be probated. Until that has been done the heirs cannot exercise their mineral rights.If the estate was not probated then the rights have not passed legally to the heirs. The estate must be probated. Until that has been done the heirs cannot exercise their mineral rights.If the estate was not probated then the rights have not passed legally to the heirs. The estate must be probated. Until that has been done the heirs cannot exercise their mineral rights.