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AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorneys
Spring Brook Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Lewis Gianola, PLLC

4.5
101 Reviews

  • Serving Spring Brook, NY and Erie County, New York

  • Law Firm with 16 lawyers2 awards

  • A Law firm established in 1972

  • Estate Planning LawyersCommercial Law, Trial Practice, and 42 more

Roy H. Cunningham
Estate Planning Lawyer
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Costello Cooney & Fearon, PLLC

4.5
83 Reviews

  • Serving Spring Brook, NY and Erie County, New York

  • Law Firm with 40 lawyers2 awards

  • Serving As Legal Counsel to Corporations & Individuals Across Syracuse & Central New York For Over 120 Years.

  • Estate Planning LawyersAlternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Transactions and Litigation, and 8 more

Robert W. Connolly
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Would judges follow a signed will over one that was not?

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Answered by attorney Donald Keith Broad (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Broad Law Firm, LLC
In Indiana, if the 2010 Will is unsigned or not properly executed (in front of two witnesses) and the 2007 Will is signed and properly executed, then the Court will allow the 2007 Will to control.
In Indiana, if the 2010 Will is unsigned or not properly executed (in front of two witnesses) and the 2007 Will is signed and properly executed, then the Court will allow the 2007 Will to control.
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Do I have to sign anything at all?

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Answered by attorney Brian Haggerty (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Minor, Bandonis & Haggerty P.C.
Yes, you can refuse to sign. But something has to be done; either the estate is administered and you get half of the house (or proceeds of sale of the house)[assuming only two siblings, no spouse] or else you disclaim your inheritance and your brother gets it all. If you won't disclaim, and you won't accept your half, then the estate administrator will have to turn your half over to the Division of State Lands, I suppose.
Yes, you can refuse to sign. But something has to be done; either the estate is administered and you get half of the house (or proceeds of sale of the house)[assuming only two siblings, no spouse] or else you disclaim your inheritance and your brother gets it all. If you won't disclaim, and you won't accept your half, then the estate administrator will have to turn your half over to the Division of State Lands, I suppose.
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Will the IRS take the home left to my brother in a will? How?

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Answered by attorney James G Maguire (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at James G. Maguire
If the IRS has a lien against your brother-in-law, the lien could end up being against any property he owns, including anything your mother-in-law would leave to him in a will.
If the IRS has a lien against your brother-in-law, the lien could end up being against any property he owns, including anything your mother-in-law would leave to him in a will.
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