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What happens to my estate in this scenario?

Posted by admin on 27 Mar 2010 11:58 pm. Filed under Law & Ethics.
baldyphil


My wife is older than me. She has made a will, I haven’t. Our total assets are about £250,000. If we both die together at the same time does our estate go to:
1. Those named in her will because she’s made one & I haven’t.
2. My next of kin because I’m younger
3. Neither of these, in which case please elaborate.
Thanks.
I hadn’t realized it varied by country. Thanks to the US contributors but I should point out I am a UK citizen, therefore I guess the answer should be what happens under UK law.

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What is a Personal Representative of an estate settlement?

Posted by admin on 3 Sep 2009 7:11 pm. Filed under Law & Ethics.
cwsmith


What does a Personal Representative of an estate settlement do? Are they the ones that cuts the checks from an estate settlement? Or does the lawyer do that?

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Is it common for estate agents to state false offers to potential buyer to boost the price of a house?

Posted by admin on 26 Jun 2009 6:01 pm. Filed under Law & Ethics.
steve h


e.g. You are about to put an offer on a house so you ask the estate agent what offers have been pt down already. Can they make this up to prevent you from putting a low offer in?

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What happens to an estate that goes unclaimed for over 100 yrs?

Posted by admin on 29 Apr 2009 9:16 am. Filed under Law & Ethics.
Confused


Can someone tell me what happens if the heirs to the inheritance never stepped up and claimed the estate?

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Is a real estate broker suppose to diclose a death in a home?

Posted by admin on 26 Oct 2008 11:01 pm. Filed under Law & Ethics.
real estate
tstep_1868


This pertains to Oklahoma Real Estate Law, and if they are not suppose to and they do, what are the consequences?

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What are the requirements to obtain real estate by adverse possession?

Posted by admin on 18 Jun 2008 10:58 pm. Filed under Law & Ethics.
real estate
interested asked:


Adverse possession relating to real estate, are there specific requirements in the state of AR to acquire the real estated in question.

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How can you become a real estate agent if you are a felony in north carolina state?

Posted by admin on 19 Apr 2008 9:59 am. Filed under Law & Ethics.
real estate
Claudia B asked:


I am asking this question because of a friend
and she is trying to become an agent in Real Estate in North Carolina. Will she have to seal her records in order to do it.

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