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In KY is a surviving spouse liable for a joint credit card account left by their decedent spouse if the survivor knew nothing of the account and never signed an agreement or made a purchase?
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∙ 18y ago
Kentucky is not a community property state, therefore is you can prove that you were not a willing party to the transaction, you might be able to employ an "innocent spouse" defense and be relieved of the responsibility of the debt. The best option would be to seek the advice of a qualified attorney, most offer free or minimal fee consultations. If you so choose you can contact the state bar association for a referral.
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Member of joint account does what happens for survivorship?
When a joint owner dies their interest passes automatically to the surviving owner. The survivor is the sole owner of the account and can close it or make changes. For example the survivor can take the decedent's name off the new checks for the checking account.
Can a landlord sue the survivor of a tenant?
The landlord could sue the decedent's estate.
Survivor Checklist?
Get StartedWhen someone dies (referred to as a "Decedent"), the Decedent's surviving family members and/or friends need to gather up the Decedent's assets, pay any debts and expenses, and distribute the Decedent's remaining property to the proper beneficiaries. In many cases, tax issues will need to be addressed. Different procedures will be required, depending on the type of assets that the Decedent owned, the specific details of the Decedent's estate plan, and the circumstances that exist at the time of death.The Survivor Checklist helps you organize the Decedent's personal, legal, and financial information for the benefit of the persons who will be responsible for handling the estate, often a close family member and a lawyer. The family member is often appointed as the "Executor," "Administrator," or "Personal Representative" in accordance with formal probate proceedings. This program uses the familiar term "Executor."This program assumes that the Decedent had a written will that might be "admitted to probate" so that the Decedent's wishes as stated in the will can be followed. It is not always necessary to use probate to accomplish the Decedent's estate plan, and an attorney can help you with that decision. The information gathered by using this Survivor Checklist is also helpful where the Decedent did not have a will. For example, if the Decedent used a living trust instead of a regular will to state his/her wishes, this checklist would also be helpful for that situation.
If two people lived together and never married and there was an estate willed to one that has since died does the serviving mate have a right to the estate or say so?
No. The surviving partner has no right of inheritance unless the decedent left a will making the survivor the beneficiary.
What is the suffix for survive?
The abstract noun forms of the verb to survive are survival and the gerund, surviving.The concrete noun form is survivor, a word for a person.
Your dad died in WV 2 years ago He told he you had a will but you never saw it How can you get a copy of it?
First, check with the county clerk in the decedent's county of residence to find out if the decedent deposited the Will with the clerk for safekeeping during his lifetime. If he did not, then ask his surviving spouse or other survivors who are likely to have it. Failing that, you can hire an attorney to file a motion to compel the surviving family to produce a Will, if it indeed exists. As a practical matter, it would be easy for a survivor in possession of a Will to hide its existence by, for example, burning it, shredding it, etc.
What happens upon death of spouse that is named on the deed of property?
IndiaThe spouse is the legal inheritor along with the children but after clearing all liabilities if any exist.United StatesGenerally, married couples hold property as tenants by the entirety or as joint tenants with the right of survivorship if a professional drafted their deed. That means that when one dies their interest passes automatically to the survivor with no need of probate.If for some reason the property was held as tenants in common, the decedent's half would pass according to the terms of their will or pass to their heirs-at-law under the state laws of intestacy. In that case their estate would need to be probated. You can check your state laws at the related question link provided below.
In Florida if not legally married at death what estate benefits change for survivor?
If not legally married you have no rights or benefits of inheritance unless the decedent named you in their will.
Can tenancy by the entirety be left to heirs?
No. If one TBE dies their interest automatically passes to the surviving TBE. The survivor becomes the sole owner and that survivor can leave the property to someone by their Will.
What is the law in Indiana when their is a quit claim deed on property and the co owner dies?
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.
In Florida if your husband dies what happens to your property?
If the deed is in JOINT ownership, the survivor gets it automatically. If there is a will, the property goes to whomever it is willed to. If there is no will, the laws of intestacy apply, giving the spouse a share and surviving children a share.
What are the tax implications in case of death between property held as 'joint tenants and property held as Husband and wife as community property with rights of survivor-ship'?
The full ownership of the property automatically passes to the survivor. There are no tax implications.Think of it this way: if two people own property in a survivorship tenancy and one dies the decedent's interest in the property disappears and the property is the sole property of the survivor.The full ownership of the property automatically passes to the survivor. There are no tax implications.Think of it this way: if two people own property in a survivorship tenancy and one dies the decedent's interest in the property disappears and the property is the sole property of the survivor.The full ownership of the property automatically passes to the survivor. There are no tax implications.Think of it this way: if two people own property in a survivorship tenancy and one dies the decedent's interest in the property disappears and the property is the sole property of the survivor.The full ownership of the property automatically passes to the survivor. There are no tax implications.Think of it this way: if two people own property in a survivorship tenancy and one dies the decedent's interest in the property disappears and the property is the sole property of the survivor.
