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How could I become beneficiary after my husband's death?

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Answered by attorney Ronald Karl Nims (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Ronald K. Nims
I assume when you say his mother is the beneficiary, you mean of a life insurance policy, an IRA or a similar account. There is nothing you can do. Your husband had the right to name his beneficiary and he chose his mother. Now this may have been done years ago, perhaps before you even met him, but by not doing some estate planning, you're screwed. A person is only liable for a funeral bill if they signed the paperwork.
I assume when you say his mother is the beneficiary, you mean of a life insurance policy, an IRA or a similar account. There is nothing you can do. Your husband had the right to name his beneficiary and he chose his mother. Now this may have been done years ago, perhaps before you even met him, but by not doing some estate planning, you're screwed. A person is only liable for a funeral bill if they signed the paperwork.
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When my uncle passes, does his nephew get the estate because he is my uncle’s only biological relative?

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Answered by attorney Victor L. Waid (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Law Office of Victor Waid
Only the child of the remaining husband of your deceased aunt is entitled to receive his estate upon his death.
Only the child of the remaining husband of your deceased aunt is entitled to receive his estate upon his death.

Is real property transferred from a person to a trust, where the grantor failed to prepare a quitclaim deed before dying?

Christine James
Answered by attorney Christine James
Estate Planning lawyer at James Law Group
The successor trustee cannot now sign a deed transferring the property, but the successor trustee can have an attorney file a Heggstad petition that will ask the court, upon showing of evidence of the trustor's intent to have the real estate be an asset of the trust, to sign an order that will allow the successor trustee to distribute it through the trust. Speak with an attorney for help on this. It will be much quicker and easier and the trust will be responsible for the cost.
The successor trustee cannot now sign a deed transferring the property, but the successor trustee can have an attorney file a Heggstad petition that will ask the court, upon showing of evidence of the trustor's intent to have the real estate be an asset of the trust, to sign an order that will allow the successor trustee to distribute it through the trust. Speak with an attorney for help on this. It will be much quicker and easier and the trust will be responsible for the cost.
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