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Law Office of Trish Coleman Byars

  • 1900 Pease St., Ste. 300, Vernon, TX 76384

Pruitt, Friberg & Heatly

  • 1528 Fannin, Vernon, TX 76384

Douglas C. Jeffrey, III

  • Vernon, TX 76384

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

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

S Christopher Hunter
Answered by attorney S Christopher Hunter (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Hunter Law Offices, PLLC
The general rule is that unless someone else signed for the debt they are not responsible for it. Therefore, if neither his wife or his children agreed to pay the debt or cosigned for it they are not obligated to repay it. However, the people he owed money to will be allowed to go after his probate estate. Depending upon how the insurance benefits were set up they may be able to go after it if your father did not name a beneficiary on those benefits.
The general rule is that unless someone else signed for the debt they are not responsible for it. Therefore, if neither his wife or his children agreed to pay the debt or cosigned for it they are not obligated to repay it. However, the people he owed money to will be allowed to go after his probate estate. Depending upon how the insurance benefits were set up they may be able to go after it if your father did not name a beneficiary on those benefits.
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If my father planned for separation, does this factor into her claim?

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Answered by attorney James T Weiner (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at James T. Weiner, P.C.
If your father had a will the will may control except to the wife's marital interest in the estate CONTACT A PROBATE ATTORNEY.
If your father had a will the will may control except to the wife's marital interest in the estate CONTACT A PROBATE ATTORNEY.

Can I get control over my father's estate if I live in a different estate than he does?

Charles Robert Stewart
Answered by attorney Charles Robert Stewart (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Law Office of Charles R. Stewart
If you are asking if you can be appointed Personal Representative (the P.R. is what Maryland calls the executor), the rules for and out-of-state and in-state P.R.'s are the same, except that you must have a resident agent appointed - someone in Maryland to accept legal service, etc.
If you are asking if you can be appointed Personal Representative (the P.R. is what Maryland calls the executor), the rules for and out-of-state and in-state P.R.'s are the same, except that you must have a resident agent appointed - someone in Maryland to accept legal service, etc.
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