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	<title>Ask the Lawyer @ Dear Esq. &#187; Wills, Trust &amp; Estate Planning</title>
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		<title>What Happens to Property Owned by a Separated Couple if One of Them Dies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend was separated from her husband, who recently died.  Her name is on the property, which is in foreclosure, but the bank won't talk to her.  What can she do?]]></description>
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		<title>My Stepfather Left Me His Interest in the Home He and My Mother Shared.  My Mom Now Wants to Leave Her Share to a Third Husband.  How Does That Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my stepfather died, he left his half of the home he and my mother share to me.  My mother intended to do so but is now remarrying and is planning on leaving her interest to her future husband.  She is also making provisions that he can live in the house until his death.  Should she die first, how do my future stepfather and I work out our interests in the property?  Can he live a home of which he only has partial interest?]]></description>
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		<title>I Own A House With My Ex.  What Happens If I Die?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My ex and I own a home that our currently daughter lives in.  What happens to my half of the property should I die?]]></description>
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		<title>Is a Will Written and Signed Without Witnesses Legal?</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/is-a-will-written-and-signed-without-witnesses-legal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
<category>hand written will</category><category>no witness</category><category>signature</category><category>signed</category><category>will</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What happens if a will is written in a diary with the signature of the person who wrote it, but no witness signatures?&#8221;
That will depend in large part on in what state the will is probated, and in what state the decedent passed away (if different).  In some states, such as California, a holographic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Give my Other Siblings Cash for the House we all Inherited from our Parents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Procedures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parent left a house to his 4 children - one wants to buy- can he  give  us the cash or have to go through the "process of buying a house"? We are in S.C.]]></description>
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		<title>Does my Aunt Need to Liquidate her Living Trust in Order to Receive Nursing Care or is this Covered my Medicaid?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
<category>elderly care</category><category>financial planning</category><category>healthcare</category><category>living trust</category><category>medicaid</category><category>nursing home</category><category>will</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live in NY and my Aunt has resided in NJ for the past 10 years.  She had established a revocable living trust with herself as trustee.  She now requires nursing care in NY which costs 13,000/month.  Is she required to liquidate her revocable living trust or is this asset vulnerable to medicaid/nursing home attachment.]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Claim a Charitable Donation on my Income Taxes if the Items Donated were my Deceased Parent&#8217;s?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dearesq.com/can-i-claim-a-charitable-donation-on-my-income-taxes-if-the-items-donated-were-my-deceased-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
<category>charitable donation</category><category>charity</category><category>deceased mother</category><category>deduction</category><category>taxes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother and mother-in-law both passed away in 2007.  My wife and I donated a lot of their clothing and household items to charities.  Can we claim the charitable donations on our taxes if none of our siblings claim the donations?  We are filing jointly.]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Quit Claim my Property to my Daughter even Though my Deceased Husband&#8217;s Name is on the Deed?</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/can-i-quit-claim-my-property-to-my-daughter-even-though-my-deceased-husbands-name-is-on-the-deed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
<category>estate planning</category><category>probate</category><category>property</category><category>quick claim</category><category>quitclaim</category><category>will</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My deceased husband is still listed on my property ownership, I do not have a mortgage, It is fully paid off. I want to quit claim my house to my daughter so when  I die the Property will be hers. Can I do that without his name being mentioned on the quit claim deed?]]></description>
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		<title>How to Determine what Happens to a Portion of a Property Owned by Multiple Owners if an Owner Passes Away</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/how-to-determine-what-happens-to-a-portion-of-a-property-owned-by-multiple-owners-if-an-owner-passes-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
<category>deed</category><category>joint tenancy</category><category>mortgage</category><category>property</category><category>tenants in common</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Father and mother-in-law live with his elderly widowed mother and all three are listed on the mortgage. In this instance, who owns what portion of the house, considering that my in laws are the only ones that pay the mortgage? If  the elderly parent was to pass away then what happens to her portion of the property? If she has no will, then can the house be contested by all of her five siblings?]]></description>
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		<title>What to do When a Family Member who Co-Owns Property Refuses to Help Pay for Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.dearesq.com/what-to-do-when-a-family-member-who-co-owns-property-refuses-to-help-pay-for-bills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Partition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Trust & Estate Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My single brother has lived in our family home all his life. My father left the house to all seven of us kids. The deed has all our names on it. My other brother and his whole family have moved in on him and refuse to help pay the bills because they feel since it is the family home they should get a free ride. Can the rest of us sign our share of the home to our brother so he can tell them to leave and have it be legal?]]></description>
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