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Cynthia Masters, Attorney

  • 27010 Rock Island Rd., Hempstead, TX 77445

Law Office of R.J. Parham

  • 916 Wilkins St., Hempstead, TX 77445

Law Office of Carol A. Chaney

  • Hempstead, TX 77445-0966

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Does the family inure the debt the father made without their knowledge once he dies?

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Answered by attorney William L. Spern (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Law Office of William L. Spern
My sympathy for your loss. You may have a moral obligation but no legal obligation to pay unsecured debts of your late father. If your mother or any other family member never agreed to the debt, they have no obligation to pay the debt. This all assumes that there is no estate opened to transfer assets. If an estate is opened, the estate must give notice of death and a time period for all debtors to make a claim against the estate.
My sympathy for your loss. You may have a moral obligation but no legal obligation to pay unsecured debts of your late father. If your mother or any other family member never agreed to the debt, they have no obligation to pay the debt. This all assumes that there is no estate opened to transfer assets. If an estate is opened, the estate must give notice of death and a time period for all debtors to make a claim against the estate.
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How do I go about changing the name on a property deed?

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Answered by attorney Kimberly Demetrice French (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Law Offices of Kimberly D. Moss, PLLC
It depends on why you are changing the name. Since you posted in the estate planning law area, I will assume the original grantee on the deed is deceased. In order to have property taken out of a deceased person's name, that person's will must be submitted to probate (if he or she died with a valid will). If that person died intestate (without a will), there are other ways to handle this problem, namely via a small estate administration or an affidavit of heirship. Please make sure to contact an attorney to have a more in-depth discussion of the property deed in question.
It depends on why you are changing the name. Since you posted in the estate planning law area, I will assume the original grantee on the deed is deceased. In order to have property taken out of a deceased person's name, that person's will must be submitted to probate (if he or she died with a valid will). If that person died intestate (without a will), there are other ways to handle this problem, namely via a small estate administration or an affidavit of heirship. Please make sure to contact an attorney to have a more in-depth discussion of the property deed in question.
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Does the family inure the debt the father made without their knowledge once he dies?

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Answered by attorney John F. Brennan (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC
You will have to provide more details for a firm answer, but in general if it is his debt only it will be a claim against his estate, and no others. Now is the time to put a plan in place and review his, and your mother's situation. Make an appointment with my offices, or call an attorney with all of the facts for specific advise and counsel.
You will have to provide more details for a firm answer, but in general if it is his debt only it will be a claim against his estate, and no others. Now is the time to put a plan in place and review his, and your mother's situation. Make an appointment with my offices, or call an attorney with all of the facts for specific advise and counsel.
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