When someone does not want to be an executor of a will can they appoint someone else in their place
When someone does not want to be an executor of a will can they appoint someone else in their place ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: If you don’t want to serve as executor, you can decline to sign. The will should have an alternate Person Representative listed. If there is no alternate, the state has a […]
Can I dispose of my sister and brother in laws property that has been left on my land for 2 years?
It is complicated because my sister’s name is on the deed to the property as well as mine. She is not a resident here and I own 2/3 of the property, inherited from our Grandparents. She is a HOARDER and the amount of stuff she has packed onto the property is affecting my way of […]
Does a nursing home take a military pension and social security check?
Spouse receives military pension and social security retirement. He is physically disabled with dementia ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: I believe your question is: After Dad goes into a nursing home, will Mom have enough money to live? As your dad was a veteran, you should look into getting into a VA nursing home. It is […]
How to get a deed transferred from a deceased spouse? and is it expensive? my mother is a disabled senior on a tight budget
My parents home was only in my father’s name. He passed away 7 years ago, leaving his estate to my mother, per his will. She continued to make the monthly mortgage payments and nobody every mentioned anything to her. Now, her mortgage has been transferred to a new loan company they’re saying she needs to […]
Trying to find out if father left a will or had life insurance, but can’t get into his residence and don’t have passwords?
My father (who is divorced from my mother) lived in a different house with his girlfriend for a long time, but never legally wed. The girlfriend’s family gave me some electronic equipment (iphone/laptop) but don’t have the passwords to access it. The girlfriend’s family does not want us to review any “paperwork”, because my father […]
Can I sell the home now that my grandmother passed, even though there is someone living there that took care of her?
I’m not interested in keeping the home. I have become the homeowner now that she had passed. ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: As long as you have title, you may sell the property. However, if the caretaker refuses to leave, you will be forced to evict the caretaker. Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn […]
New Hampshire’s common-law marriage exception
New Hampshire does not recognize common-law marriage. However, there is a unique exception allowed in probate. Recently, Attorney David M. Beliveau petitioned the New Hampshire court for a hearing for just such an allowance. Congratulations David for the court’s approval. Click to read the Order on Motion for Determination of Common-law Marriage. Common-law Marriage Order […]
What do I do if my husband was expecting an inheritance from his mother and then he passed away?
My husband was expecting that an inheritance from his mother that passed away the previous year, but now my husband has passed away. So what happens with that inheritance? Does it go to me? Does it go to my daughter? How does that work? ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: Ahh, the dreaded probate with a probate. […]
Property bought during marriage. My name is not on deed: Is it default TE or a TIC? How can my son (not his) inherit?
Spouse purchased property during our marriage but my name was not on the deed or mortgage. The only thing I care about is that my son has a place to live if I’m not around, that he inherits half. I think that tenancy by entirety means spouse gets 100%, son 0%? Is that what the […]
Does my mother, as an heir, have a right to sell land that belonged to her mother?
My grandmother died in 2016 and at the time she had a boyfriend living with her. Never married and never had a will. My grandmother has three children, two of which do not care what happens with the property. The boyfriend is still living there and we are wanting to sell the land. Legally, what […]