25th December
2009
Statute of limitations in Florida on Fraud?What Is The Statute of limitations in Florida with criminals that commited fraud on others? If you wish to know how the statute of limitations applies to a specific situation, you should verify the statutory time period and its relevance to your situation with a qualified Florida lawyer. Fraud: 4 years -. Suicide or lawyer?i seriously need an attorney for a brain injury that is causing me some legal troubles in my eveyday life.i live in michigan right ...Read the rest of this entry »
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17th December
2009
Last wills and testaments have traveled a varied path throughout their existence from oral to handwritten to typewritten to word processed. Handwritten wills are known as holographic wills, but they are not valid in each of the fifty states.
What Are Holographic Wills?
Holographic wills are written entirely by hand by the individual whose will it is. Specific rules apply to this document within each state that accepts it in order for it to be considered valid. Today, holographic wills are ...Read the rest of this entry »
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16th December
2009
Although more than one type of will exists, not all of the fifty states accept them as legally binding or valid. Nuncupative wills are quite possibly the least recognized type of will. The guidelines given by the states severely limit the right to make such an agreement as well as the amount and disposition of property that can be orchestrated within such an agreement.
What Are Nuncupative Wills?
Oral or spoken wills are referred to as nuncupative wills. The individual creating the will, ...Read the rest of this entry »
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15th December
2009
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14th December
2009
The rules of some death taxes vary according to the state in which the testator resided. Although the federal estate tax has been dubbed the death tax, this phrase is also commonly used to designate the state inheritance tax in those states that impose it.
What Are Death Taxes?
The term death tax is used to refer to an inheritance tax or an estate tax. More specifically, a death tax is one that is imposed an individual's property when it is transferred to the inheritors of the estate upon his ...Read the rest of this entry »
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11th December
2009
Although most are aware of the significance and the benefits wills entail, according to a study conducted by the AARP, more than 40% of Americans above the age of 45 don't have a will. Younger people are even more unlikely to have wills. A few likely reasons for that may include:
· The mystification of writing a will - people shy away from it fearing a task as "complicated" as drafting a will, as the legal establishments have people believe, should not be attempted by novices.
· ...Read the rest of this entry »
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6th December
2009
Trust-based estates are different from will-based estates in that they include a revocable living trust along with a last will and testament. Since the trust includes most of the details that a last will would also include, the will associated with a trust-based estate is far less detailed and includes such pertinent details as the name of the executor or personal representative of the estate.
What is The Revocable Living Trust?
The revocable living trust encompasses three phases of an ...Read the rest of this entry »
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