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Van Dam & Jesson PLC

  • 2010 44th St. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49508-5010

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Barrix Law Firm

  • 2828 Kraft Ave SE, Suite 236, Grand Rapids, MI 49512

Ryley Carlock & Applewhite A Professional Association

  • 801 Broadway Avenue, NW, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

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Joseph Hohler, III

  • 137 N. Park St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Clark Hill PLC

  • 200 Ottawa Ave. N.W., Ste. 500, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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David & Riegler PLC

  • 5136 Cascade Rd. S.E., Ste. 2B, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Tucker Law PLC

  • 4080 W. E Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Paula M. Hines

  • 455 Cherry St. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4658

Bloss Betz

  • 5136 Cascade Rd. SE, Ste. 1A, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-3724

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Corgan & Roth

  • 4641 Woodland Hills Ct., Kalamazoo, MI 49006-6214

Dietrich & VanderRoest

  • 834 King Highway, Suite 110, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

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Bodman

  • 99 Monroe Avenue, Northwest, Suite 300, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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Kelly Law Office PC

  • 312 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Mapes Law Offices

  • 29 Pearl St. N.W., Ste. 305, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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Law Office of David Kaczkofsky, PLC

  • 2140 44th Street, S.E., Suite 302, Grand Rapids, MI 49508

Mary L. Benedict, P.C.

  • 4519 Cascade Rd., S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Fisher & Dickinson

  • 678 Front Ave NW, Ste. 360, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Law Office of Bruce Martin

  • 471 W. South St., Ste. 40, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4673

Holst and Associates, P.C.

  • 4163 Clyde Park Ave., S.W. Ste. 201, Wyoming, MI 49509

Law Office of Kim Crozier PLC

  • 15 Ionia Ave., S.W., Ste. 610, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4102

Paul D. Fox

  • 29 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3016

Legal Assistance Center

  • 180 Ottawa Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-6011

Hillary Law Offices, PLC

  • 2025 E. Beltline Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Donald M. Thinschmidt, P.C.

  • 200 Turwill Lane, Kalamazoo, MI 49006-4277

Law Offices of Margaret Webb PLC

  • 4185 Pro Line Court, Suite C, Dorr, MI 49323

The Law Offices of Stephen C. Watt, LLC

  • 2951 Thornhills Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Carol Jones Dwyer Law Offices

  • 1425 S. Hanover St., Hastings, MI 49058-2544

Law Office of Kenneth A. Puzycki, PLLC

  • 380 Garden Ave., Holland, MI 49424

Bruch Law Offices, PLLC

  • 5955 West Main St., Kalamazoo, MI 49009

Advocate Law Offices

  • 1430 Michigan St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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What are next steps or if I will be able to keep the house if both of my parents are deceased and the house is mortgage free?

Randall C. Romei
Answered by attorney Randall C. Romei (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Ashcraft & Ashcraft, Ltd.
If the title to your parent's home was in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship then your mother was the sole owner of the property at her death since she was the surviving joint tenant. As the sole owner, the property would be in her estate and subject to the claims of her creditors. The exact wording of the deed is critical in determining if the property was held in joint tenancy. If your parents owned the property as tenants in common, then you would have received an ownership interest after your father's death. The portion of the ownership interest you received from your father at his death would not be subject to your mother's creditor claims. Five years ago, when your father died, Illinois did not permit payable on death transfers of real property. Even now, after Illinois has a statute that permits transfers of real property on death, such a deed is highly specialized and is not fully compatible with joint tenancy ownership. If your father had any financial accounts that were payable on death and identified you as the beneficiary then you would have received ownership of those accounts after your father died.
If the title to your parent's home was in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship then your mother was the sole owner of the property at her death since she was the surviving joint tenant. As the sole owner, the property would be in her estate and subject to the claims of her creditors. The exact wording of the deed is critical in determining if the property was held in joint tenancy. If your parents owned the property as tenants in common, then you would have received an ownership interest after your father's death. The portion of the ownership interest you received from your father at his death would not be subject to your mother's creditor claims. Five years ago, when your father died, Illinois did not permit payable on death transfers of real property. Even now, after Illinois has a statute that permits transfers of real property on death, such a deed is highly specialized and is not fully compatible with joint tenancy ownership. If your father had any financial accounts that were payable on death and identified you as the beneficiary then you would have received ownership of those accounts after your father died.
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What documents are needed so my uncle can sign over deeds of his house to me?

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Answered by attorney Mark T. Peters (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Peters Law, PLLC
You need a deed with the proper legal description. I don't know about where you live, but I can go to the Recorder's office here with an address and they will print out the deed to the property for me for a couple of dollars. However, if he is doing this to be eligible for Medicaid, it may not do what he wants since there is a five-year look back period.
You need a deed with the proper legal description. I don't know about where you live, but I can go to the Recorder's office here with an address and they will print out the deed to the property for me for a couple of dollars. However, if he is doing this to be eligible for Medicaid, it may not do what he wants since there is a five-year look back period.
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If a person dies in another state while visiting their son, where is the person's will supposed be probated?

Michael C Hyde
Answered by attorney Michael C Hyde (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Office of Michael Hyde PLLC
A will must be probated in the county in which the individual was residing full time. In certain limited circumstances a person's will can be probated in another jurisdiction IF that person was in process of moving and had not yet established residency in the new jurisdiction but you are able to show the person's clear intent to establish their new place of residence there.
A will must be probated in the county in which the individual was residing full time. In certain limited circumstances a person's will can be probated in another jurisdiction IF that person was in process of moving and had not yet established residency in the new jurisdiction but you are able to show the person's clear intent to establish their new place of residence there.
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