The title would be held as tenants in common unless a joint tenancy was set forth in the will.
Trustee is not the owner of the property and hence he will have no right to sell the property held under trust.
The heirs aren't the persons with the authority to "handle" an estate at all. If a person died owning property their estate must be probated, an estate representative must be appointed and the debts of the estate must be paid before any property is distributed to the heirs. Probate laws govern the distribution of a decedent's estate regarding creditors and heirs. If the court appointed estate representative mishandles the estate they are held personally responsible. If heirs convert assets to their own use, with or without the appointment of an estate representative, the "heirs" are held personally responsible and may find themselves in court for taking the decedent's property and not paying the creditors and/or the other heirs.
It depends on how the co-owners held title. If by survivorship the property automatically will become the sole property of the survivor. If held as tenants in common the decedent's interest will pass to their estate and distribute to their heirs.It depends on how the co-owners held title. If by survivorship the property automatically will become the sole property of the survivor. If held as tenants in common the decedent's interest will pass to their estate and distribute to their heirs.It depends on how the co-owners held title. If by survivorship the property automatically will become the sole property of the survivor. If held as tenants in common the decedent's interest will pass to their estate and distribute to their heirs.It depends on how the co-owners held title. If by survivorship the property automatically will become the sole property of the survivor. If held as tenants in common the decedent's interest will pass to their estate and distribute to their heirs.
It is likely that the property was held by a survivorshipdeed by the decedent and their spouse. You can check by visiting the land records office where the property is located and by checking the deed. If the property was held as joint tenants with the right of survivorship or as tenants by the entirety(reserved for married couples) full ownership automaticallypasses to the survivor when one dies. If the property was held as tenants in common, the half interest of the decedent passes to their heirs under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.It is likely that the property was held by a survivorshipdeed by the decedent and their spouse. You can check by visiting the land records office where the property is located and by checking the deed. If the property was held as joint tenants with the right of survivorship or as tenants by the entirety(reserved for married couples) full ownership automaticallypasses to the survivor when one dies. If the property was held as tenants in common, the half interest of the decedent passes to their heirs under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.It is likely that the property was held by a survivorshipdeed by the decedent and their spouse. You can check by visiting the land records office where the property is located and by checking the deed. If the property was held as joint tenants with the right of survivorship or as tenants by the entirety(reserved for married couples) full ownership automaticallypasses to the survivor when one dies. If the property was held as tenants in common, the half interest of the decedent passes to their heirs under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.It is likely that the property was held by a survivorshipdeed by the decedent and their spouse. You can check by visiting the land records office where the property is located and by checking the deed. If the property was held as joint tenants with the right of survivorship or as tenants by the entirety(reserved for married couples) full ownership automaticallypasses to the survivor when one dies. If the property was held as tenants in common, the half interest of the decedent passes to their heirs under the state laws of intestacy. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link.
The assets of an estate are held by the trustees of the estate. After all debts and testamentary dispositions have been satisfied the residue may be distributed
The answer depends on how they held title to the property. If they owned the property as joint tenants with the right of survivorship then wife is the sole owner of the property. It will pass to her heirs at law upon her death.
Generally, a trust is a legal relationship that is set up whereby one person holds the legal title to the property, the trustee, and another has the benefit of the use, enjoyment and income from the property, the beneficiary. Trust law is extremely complex. Very briefly stated, the person who sets up the trust and conveys or transfers their property to the trustee is called the trustor. Once set up properly the trust allows the grantor to remove her property from her own estate, thereby protecting it from creditors and heirs, and still enjoy the use of and income derived from it. The trust property is any personal or real property transferred to the trust such as real estate, stocks, bank accounts, etc. That property is "held in trust" by the trustee.
Far too complicated for a simple answer. How was the property held? In each name, or a joint tenants with right of survivorship? Was there a will? Are there surviving heirs other than the holder of the community property? And finally- it will be up to the laws of the state, province or nation where the community property is located.
It depends on the materials. In many cases, authors' rights to articles are transferred to the journals they submit to. Other publications may be the intellectual property of the labs or schools he was attached to at the time, depending on the wording of his contract. Unless other arrangements were made, works to which he held the copyright would be negotiated through his heirs.
==One Answer: Estate Planning== Yes, in a number of different ways. For example, if the deed is in joint tenants with right of survivorship, the title transfers automatically to the survivor. Or property can be owned by a trust, partnership, or corporation (among others) that obtains the property from one person and distributes it to another upon triggering by certain events (i.e., death).==A Different Perspective== No. If a person died owning an interest in real estate that does NOT pass as jointly held property, the estate must be probated in order for the title to vest in the legal heirs. The heirs have no power to transfer the property until there is a settlement of the estate in the court of jurisdiction.
If the only assets owned by the decedent were joint accounts then those accounts would be owned by the surviving joint owner. Real property, if not held in a joint ownership with right of survivorship, would need to be probated to vest title in the heirs.
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