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What Are the Penalties for Failure to Disclose Assets During a Divorce?
Contested divorce proceedings involving property and financial assets can get ugly quickly. Each spouse could feel the temptation to hide assets and property fr
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How to Buy a Car in Probate
Buying a car in probate or in an estate sale is one way to get a high-quality automobile without paying the prices found at dealerships. If you plan to buy an a
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What Is a Credit Shelter Trust?
A credit shelter trust is an estate planning instrument used by married couples to avoid federal estate taxes when leaving money to children or other heirs afte
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Types of Deeds of Trust
There are generally three types of deeds related to trusts. They are the Deed of Trust, the Reconveyance Deed and the Trustee's Deed. Each of these deeds is a p
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How to File Probate in Florida
Probate is the process by which the court identifies the assets, pays any taxes and debts and distributes property to the descendants of a person who dies witho
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What Is a Reverted Clause in a Mortgage?
A reverted clause (aka reversionary clause) in a mortgage is a clause containing language that sets up the process whereby legal title is given (reverts) to the
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Definition of a Probate Lawyer
Some attorneys have a specific area of practice, while other specialize in a number of different legal arenas. A probate attorney specializes in estate matters
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How to Purchase Real Estate in Probate
As you consider purchasing real estate, whether for your primary residence or as an investment, there may be opportunities available to you in the form of real
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How to Revoke a POA
A power of attorney is a legal document which allows a person to appoint someone else (referred to as an "agent") to perform certain tasks specified in the powe
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How to Find a Dead Person
Locating someone who is deceased is sometimes critical to legal proceedings or tracing family histories. Many genealogical resources are valuable materials that
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Full Power of Attorney Definition
Full power of attorney is a written document by a "principal," that appoints another agent or "attorney of fact" to act on the principal's behalf. The person gi
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What Is Probate Law?
Probate is the process by which the courts distribute a decedent's assets and property, either under the direction of a will or through intestate succession. &n
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Medical Power of Attorney Definition
Individuals planning their estate for after they're gone have probably also considered what might happen if they get into an accident, have a surgical mishap, o
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What Is an Enduring Power of Attorney?
A power of attorney document is one that contains and conveys the consent of a person to allow someone else to act on his behalf. Several variations of the docu
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How to Calculate Children's Derivative Social Security Disability Payments
Social Security benefits survive the death of the insured worker. Determine whether a surviving child is entitled to the benefit and, if so, how much. 3
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How to Remove a Foreclosure from Credit Report
The last few years foreclosure have jumped to record highs as many people being laid off or who signed up unknowingly to strange loan terms scramble to make the