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Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

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  • Serving Sidney, NY

  • Law Firm with 54 lawyers2 awards

  • Our Best. Every Day. Since 1898.

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  • Sidney, NY 13838-0427

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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.

How do I leave everything to my kids?

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Answered by attorney Richard Joseph Keyes (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Probate Law Center Richard J. Keyes, PC
In Missouri, you cannot disinherit a spouse. If you leave everything in your will to your children by a previous marriage, your current wife can take against the will and get part of your estate. If you current wife wants her assets to go to her children and not to you, then I suggest that you see an attorney about a post-nuptial agreement that might resolve this problem. Please note that in Missouri, if you and your wife do enter into a post-nuptial agreement, you and your wife have to be presented by separate attorneys. If she is not represented by an attorney, the post-nuptial agreement is subject to being set aside after your death.
In Missouri, you cannot disinherit a spouse. If you leave everything in your will to your children by a previous marriage, your current wife can take against the will and get part of your estate. If you current wife wants her assets to go to her children and not to you, then I suggest that you see an attorney about a post-nuptial agreement that might resolve this problem. Please note that in Missouri, if you and your wife do enter into a post-nuptial agreement, you and your wife have to be presented by separate attorneys. If she is not represented by an attorney, the post-nuptial agreement is subject to being set aside after your death.
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What do we do as their children to claim some type of ownership to this property?

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Answered by attorney Charles Richard Perry (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Charles R. Perry
You will need to open some kind of probate proceeding to allow for the transfer of your father's interest in the property to its rightful owners.
You will need to open some kind of probate proceeding to allow for the transfer of your father's interest in the property to its rightful owners.

How many people does it take to sell a house?

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Answered by attorney Bruce Darrell Steiner (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff Cohen, P.C.
Any co-owner can bring a proceeding in court asking for a partition, which means either dividing the property if it's capable of being divided (for example, farmland), or compelling a sale.
Any co-owner can bring a proceeding in court asking for a partition, which means either dividing the property if it's capable of being divided (for example, farmland), or compelling a sale.
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