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Kirwan Law Firm, PC

4.7
42 Reviews

  • Serving Memphis, NY and Onondaga County, New York

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • SYRACUSE BUSINESS LAWYER SERVING NEW YORK COMPANIES FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Litigation, Labor And Employment, and 7 more

Terry J. Kirwan Jr.
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Costello Cooney & Fearon, PLLC

4.5
82 Reviews

  • Serving Memphis, NY and Onondaga County, New York

  • Law Firm with 40 lawyers2 awards

  • Serving As Legal Counsel to Corporations & Individuals Across Syracuse & Central New York For Over 120 Years.

  • Estate Planning LawyersAlternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Transactions and Litigation, and 8 more

Kimberly Nedza
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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

What do we do as their children to claim some type of ownership to this property?

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Answered by attorney James P Frederick (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Frederick & Frederick Attorneys at Law
The answer depends on how title is held. If it is held as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, then your father's interest died with him and there is nothing else that would need to be done. Your uncle would presumably be the sole owner, at this point. If title was held as tenants in common, then probate would be necessary for your father and perhaps your mother's estate, as well. It probably makes sense to have an attorney review this entire situation with you.
The answer depends on how title is held. If it is held as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, then your father's interest died with him and there is nothing else that would need to be done. Your uncle would presumably be the sole owner, at this point. If title was held as tenants in common, then probate would be necessary for your father and perhaps your mother's estate, as well. It probably makes sense to have an attorney review this entire situation with you.
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How can anyone else be given the POA if the person who appointed someone to have POA has dementia?

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Answered by attorney Irwin G. Klein (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Law Offices of Hein, Waters and Klein
Yes, they can decline. The POA should have named a successor! Maybe the POA gives the appointed agent the right to designate a successor?
Yes, they can decline. The POA should have named a successor! Maybe the POA gives the appointed agent the right to designate a successor?

Can I file for a Letter of Administration regarding my mother's Estate?

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Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
Any heir may apply to be administrator if there is no Will. Her life insurance would pay to her husband and then to his estate.  If he did not adopt you, you would not inherit from his estate.
Any heir may apply to be administrator if there is no Will. Her life insurance would pay to her husband and then to his estate.  If he did not adopt you, you would not inherit from his estate.
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