Questions tagged [wills]
A will or testament is a legal document by which a person expresses their wishes as to how their property is to be distributed at death.
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Can Prince Philip's will be unsealed before 2111?
His will was sealed for 90 years when he died, and the Guardian's appeal failed.
Can someone else do a different appeal and get it unsealed?
Is there any way it will be unsealed before the 90 years is ...
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If I am part of a family trust but was under age can my grandmother or mother settle in court for a lump sum of money and have me taken off the will
My great grandfather left a family trust; my grandmother says she sold my portion in court to the trustee while I was under age. Is that legal? I am from California, U.S.A
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How does a clause of reverter or "possibility of reverter" interact with the Rule Against Perpetuities?
This is a follow up to another more broad question. According to Wikipedia on the possibility of reverter,
There is a possibility of reverter when an estate will return to the grantor if a condition ...
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How can I legally petition for a home that has been in the family for generations but the deed has another name on it
There is a house in my family that has been lived in for almost 70 years. Originally the family member that purchased the house used a family friend to procure the mortgage (she did not know better as ...
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Where can I find a will that passed property to municipality with restrictive covenants?
The will of George H. Hermann passed property from his estate to the City of Houston. Some of the transfers, included clauses like the following,
in the city of Houston, Harris County, Texas, for the ...
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UK Probate Record Unavailable
I searched the online here but found no record for a certain person of known name and date of death.
I realise that probate is not always demanded if the deceased's assets are low or if the principal ...
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