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If a couple is not married and one dies who gets the property of the decease?
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What rights do one have to property if you are not married?
If you are not on the deed you have no rights in the property. If you are not legally married and the owner dies you have no legal rights in the property.
If a spouse dies and you are separated not legally who has the rights for her property and making funeral decisions the spouse or father of the decease?
Under U. S. law the couple was still legally married at the time of death. The surviving spouse has the right to make decisions regarding the funeral and burial. Generally, the surviving spouse also has a right to inherit property whether the decedent died with or without a Will. The amount may vary in different jurisdictions.
How do you get property in your name if spouse dies without a will?
If the property is jointly owned by the married couple it generally reverts automatically to the surviving spouse and does not enter probate. If the married couple lived in a community property state the property does not need to have both names on the title for it revert to sole ownership by the surviving spouse. The procedure for changing deeds/titles to real property is established by state law. Contact the land recorder or assessor's office in the city or county where the property is located.
What happens when the man dies if a couple holds title as husband and wife as joint tenants and they are not legally married so that it is not even her real name as well?
If two people own property as joint tenants with the right if survivorship and one dies the other automatically becomes the sole owner of the property. You do not need to be married and the property bypasses probate.You would have a more serious problem if you held the property as husband and wife as tenants by the entirety. Only married people can hold as TBE. If the couple isn't married that tenancy would fail and may default to a tenancy in common. In that case, if one dies their interest passes to their heirs at law under the state laws of intestacy (unless they left the property to someone in their will) and their estate must be probated.You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link.If two people own property as joint tenants with the right if survivorship and one dies the other automatically becomes the sole owner of the property. You do not need to be married and the property bypasses probate.You would have a more serious problem if you held the property as husband and wife as tenants by the entirety. Only married people can hold as TBE. If the couple isn't married that tenancy would fail and may default to a tenancy in common. In that case, if one dies their interest passes to their heirs at law under the state laws of intestacy (unless they left the property to someone in their will) and their estate must be probated.You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link.If two people own property as joint tenants with the right if survivorship and one dies the other automatically becomes the sole owner of the property. You do not need to be married and the property bypasses probate.You would have a more serious problem if you held the property as husband and wife as tenants by the entirety. Only married people can hold as TBE. If the couple isn't married that tenancy would fail and may default to a tenancy in common. In that case, if one dies their interest passes to their heirs at law under the state laws of intestacy (unless they left the property to someone in their will) and their estate must be probated.You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link.If two people own property as joint tenants with the right if survivorship and one dies the other automatically becomes the sole owner of the property. You do not need to be married and the property bypasses probate.You would have a more serious problem if you held the property as husband and wife as tenants by the entirety. Only married people can hold as TBE. If the couple isn't married that tenancy would fail and may default to a tenancy in common. In that case, if one dies their interest passes to their heirs at law under the state laws of intestacy (unless they left the property to someone in their will) and their estate must be probated.You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link.
Does the durable power of attorney dies with the resident?
Yes.... Powers of Attorney Cease at Decease
Who pays the credit card bill if someone dies?
Depends on whether you are in a community property state. If you are, and married, your spouse dies, you/estate is responsible for the bill.
Who is responsible for a leased vehicle when the person dies if there was no cosigner but there is a surviving spouse?
If the married couple lived in a community property state at the time of the spouse's death, the surviving spouse may be responsible for the lease debt even if she was not an account holder. If the couple did not live in a community property state the creditor will be required to file a claim against the estate of the deceased to try to recover the debt.
Cohabitation as man and wife in the state of Virginia if the woman dies can the man take the wife's home?
In Virginia a couple cannot acquire marital rights by living together. If the couple is not married then her children would be her next of kin and would inherit her property if she died intestate. To determine who would inherit your mother's property you can check the laws of intestacy for Virginia at the related question below.
If your spouse dies what happens to the house in Michigan?
Normally the spouse inherits the house. By law in Michigan a married couple should own the property as Tenants by the Entirety, which means that it transfers upon the death of the other spouse. Check the deed to insure that is so.
What part of a person may die when he reaches the age of 12?
At any age a part of the body never dies. A whole person dies with age over 80 or decease.
If a spouse dies with debt do creditors have a right to his share of the marital residence?
It may be possible for creditors to place a lien against the property. Whether or not that can be done would depend upon how the property is titled and the laws of the state in which the property is located. Marital property is generally protected from creditor attachment when the deceased spouse is a sole debtor when it is the primary residence. This is not always true if the married couple resided in a community property state when the person died.
If a couple was never married but they have two children together do the children qualify for survivor benefits if the father is on disability before he dies?
yes
