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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How does one value an estate before being able to access details?
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In the UK, one needs to value the money, property, and possessions of someone who died, before one can apply to represent the estate for official dealings.
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Canadian Wills and House Deed
So got a simple question, however, doing some searches, my google-foo failed me. Hoping some here can help shed some light on this and point me in the right direction.
This is all future planning ...
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Can I leave my girlfriend/wife to someone in my will?
Obviously this would never work here in the UK and would certainly be illegal in some way. However out of curiosity I would like to know specifically what the legal implications would be, or what ...
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How can one access a deceased parent's assets?
My mother passed away two months ago. I lived with her, because she had medical conditions, for pretty much my entire life.
I recently found out she and my father never divorced. She and he had been ...
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Is it possible to exclude individuals as guardians?
I know that I can name specific individuals as guardians of my children in my will.
Is it possible to exclude specific individuals (who'd normally be considered as possibilities since they are close ...
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What are ways that money can be held in trust for a beneficiary?
A grandmother has a will which leaves money to three grandchildren. The way it's written, the money would be in trust (managed by their father) until they reach 35, at which point the money is theirs ...
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Proving relationship to deceased
My brother in law died recently, we had very little interaction with him in the past 4 year. He himself was a guy from countryside Lithuania and not a very technology educated. He lived for past four ...
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Destroying a will and ganging up with relatives not included in that will
I've seen and read about lots of relatives of deceased wealthy individuals disputing the dead person's will and I've always been curious about this:
Suppose I'm a lawyer (who I'm not) and I'm ...
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Under US Law, can a minor have a will?
Pretty much the above, can a minor with say, considerable earned assets of his own have a will made, and if not is there any alternative to a will that's possible for a minor?
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Choosing Which 20% to Inherit
A relative has recently passed away in Spain. I live in the UK.
They have left me 20% of their estate, my brother will receive 80%. I'm expecting this might be 20% of cash and some items such as a ...
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In the case that multiple wills with conflicting terms are left, which one prevails?
Suppose I die and, on the day before, I have signed two wills with conflicting terms.
If, for some reason, it is not possible to determine which of these was signed first, which terms will prevail? ...
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Is an English will valid if the testator dies while living in Scotland?
If a testator makes a will while living in England, to what extent will it be valid if the testator—
permanently moves to Scotland, and
subsequently dies there without making a further will?
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