Tag: intestate succession
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Should I Pay Off the Mortgage if I’m Single with No Heirs?
Hold on a minute. Are you sure you have no heirs? Somebody in an extended family is nearly always tracked down when someone dies intestate. Of course, that doesn’t rule out the point of your question. Let’s take a look at the person who dies with a mortgage loan balance — but without naming a…
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Skipped Probate? “Muniment of Title” Might Restore the Deed
Sometimes, when people’s rights to a deed collide, muniment of title can restore the deed to one of them. And sometimes, this process is used on purpose, to streamline probate. Let’s take a look at this strange phrase that can be well worth knowing about.
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Don’t Be the Intestate Homeowner: Write Your Will
No homeowner should die intestate. In plain English: Every homeowner needs a will. By now, everyone knows life is fragile. Nobody has forever and a day to put an estate plan down in writing. And if you do leave things hanging, and you do pass away without a will, or without some combination of a…
