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Ridgemont Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Bernacki Law

4.8
12 Reviews

  • Serving Ridgemont, NY and Monroe County, New York

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Since 1997, Bernacki Law has helped hundreds of individuals, businesses and organizations to successfully resolve a wide range of civil and criminal matters. Located in Pittsford,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness and Nonprofit Law, Criminal Defense, and 38 more

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John E. Bernacki Jr.
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Finucane & Hartzell, LLP

4.3
10 Reviews

  • Serving Ridgemont, NY and Monroe County, New York

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers2 awards

  • Attorneys at law

  • Estate Planning LawyersPersonal Injury, Civil Litigation, and 10 more

Thomas Hartzell Jr
Partner
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Evans Fox LLP

4.5
70 Reviews

  • Serving Ridgemont, NY and Monroe County, New York

  • Law Firm with 16 lawyers2 awards

  • Our mission is to provide exceptional personalized legal advice to each client, by utilizing our experience in delivering insightful and empathetic counsel, at a time when our... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCorporate Law, Commercial Litigation, and 54 more

Stephen (Steve) Bennett Esq.
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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.

Would judges follow a signed will over one that was not?

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Answered by attorney Donna Jean Jackson (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Donna J. Jackson Attorney at Law PC
In order for a will to be admitted to probate, it must be properly signed and executed by the decedent.
In order for a will to be admitted to probate, it must be properly signed and executed by the decedent.

How do I leave everything to my kids?

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Answered by attorney Darin Christensen (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Your spouse has a right under to receive a portion of your joint assets regardless of what your will says. You should meet with an estate planner to structure a will that gives your spouse as little as possible. If you can get a spousal agreement from your spouse that you don't have to give your spouse anything, your spouse is not entitled to get anything. You also should talk to your mother about revising her will to leave any inheritance for you in trust for your benefit during life and then to your children. Your spouse would not be entitled to any share of that.
Your spouse has a right under to receive a portion of your joint assets regardless of what your will says. You should meet with an estate planner to structure a will that gives your spouse as little as possible. If you can get a spousal agreement from your spouse that you don't have to give your spouse anything, your spouse is not entitled to get anything. You also should talk to your mother about revising her will to leave any inheritance for you in trust for your benefit during life and then to your children. Your spouse would not be entitled to any share of that.
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If my Poppa who has recently died, put his half of a property him and his sister own in his will,does that mean his sister will have to sell the house

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Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
The people to whom your father left his half of the property may continue to own it with his sister or they or his sister may bring a suit for partition.  Then either they will buy out the sister, the sister will buy them out or the house will be sold and the net proceeds split according to their ownership interests.
The people to whom your father left his half of the property may continue to own it with his sister or they or his sister may bring a suit for partition.  Then either they will buy out the sister, the sister will buy them out or the house will be sold and the net proceeds split according to their ownership interests.
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