My Brothers Estate

   / My Brothers Estate #191  
Come on guys we need a new thread for the more general inheritance advice we have learned from experience.
If Eddie is offended for the derailment, I do sincerely apologize.

That said, I think we're all grown adults and the reality is any thread that starts on one topic, the best you can hope for is that the "derailment" is somewhat per the original topic at end particularly when you get over 100 responses. EDIT - please note, no one has been combative or belligerent in their posts and responses, and I think a lot of good life experiences have been noted due to this thread topic.

End of the day, no matter how much advice any of us give Eddie, end of day when it comes to the actual legal matters, I wouldn't follow any advice here without consulting with an attorney I'd trust.
 
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   / My Brothers Estate #192  
...end of day when it comes to the actual legal matters, I wouldn't follow any advice here without consulting with an attorney I'd trust.
WHAT????

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   / My Brothers Estate #193  
Just to throw a spanner in the works, the first solicitor (if living in anywhere but UK read lawyer/attorney/what you wish - a solicitor in some countries is a second rate person) I worked for was an extremely competent one - held the post of Town Clerk (look it up if you must) in a substantial town as well as being a partner in a legal firm founded a couple of hundred years previously, and yet he chose to die intestate.

He chose that situation because he was more than "comfortable" financially, many individuals and organisations would be expecting some legacy...... but he was only 49 when he died, leaving a wife and 3 young children. He knew that not leaving a will meant only his wife and children would inherit everything he left. That was the law in the particular place at the time he died. The split between wife and trust for the children was satisfactory to him. That split has varied during my lifetime in more than one place I know of, and was not the same in those I do know.

Please, TFF members, do not try to guess what the law is where you live, or pay any attention to advice given by other members as to what you can or should do. Some of us will want specific things to happen when we die; others will not care; some might even be pleased if some of their relatives have a big bust up; and yet others will be happy with what the law of that little bit of the planet says should happen if the deceased did not give instructions. Your choice. Decide which type of person you are, and either ignore it all or seek local professional advice.

At this stage my wife and I (78 and 73) have wills made many years ago when we lived in the jurisdiction in which we are living again. They are still valid, despite our young child now being 40.
 
   / My Brothers Estate #194  
I'm certain if I was in a courtroom and I informed everyone in that courtroom that MossRoad from TBN said this is the way it's going to play out, everyone would say "well, then, that settles it, what are we even doing here?";)
 
   / My Brothers Estate #195  
Just to throw a spanner in the works, the first solicitor (if living in anywhere but UK read lawyer/attorney/what you wish - a solicitor in some countries is a second rate person)
Oddly enough, I found myself explaining this and similar terms to my students today. The chief lawyer in the US government is the Solicitor General. Just to make it more confusing, various departments have Attorneys, Counsels, or Councilors, despite most Americans using the term lawyer. I haven't run across Barrister here, but it probably exists in one state or another.

Lord, I apologize for this aside. Please grant eternal peace unto Mr. Walker whom you have called home. I Thank You Lord, for giving many of us who did not know him an opportunity to grow in knowledge and fellowship through his unfortunate demise. Thank you as well for our Brother Eddie who remains aggrieved, but industrious in this trying time. Please continue to bless Eddie with the strength and peace needed to cope with the aftermath. In Your Name, Amen.
 
   / My Brothers Estate #196  
No doubt the great State of Texas has its own unique rules and pitfalls to wit only estate lawyers duly admitted to practice in Texas actually know the magic incantations.
 
   / My Brothers Estate #197  
I'm certain if I was in a courtroom and I informed everyone in that courtroom that MossRoad from TBN said this is the way it's going to play out, everyone would say "well, then, that settles it, what are we even doing here?";)
Good think I just put my beverage down. :ROFLMAO:
 
   / My Brothers Estate #198  
No doubt the great State of Texas has its own unique rules and pitfalls to wit only estate lawyers duly admitted to practice in Texas actually know the magic incantations.
For a non legal person as myself, I found this a pretty good comprehensive read for a person residing in Texas that isn't to confusing. I like this law firm because they do what I do when trying to explain something, draw pictures ;)

 
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For a non legal person as myself, I found this a pretty good comprehensive read for a person residing in Texas that isn't to confusing. I like this law firm because they do what I do when trying to explain something, draw pictures ;)

Thank you for this, it really clarifies the process for me.

My Mom and my wife picked up my brothers urn with his ashes yesterday, and 20 copies of his Death Certificate. He wanted his ashes spread in a duck pond, which will happen eventually, but not right away.
 
   / My Brothers Estate #200  
He wanted his ashes spread in a duck pond, which will happen eventually, but not right away.
My father died August 16th this year. He was laid to rest with my mother (who died in 2002) 500 miles away on September 30th.

We drove his ashes for the "event" in our car.

Hard to do that if he was in a coffin on our end with that time frame...

At the end of the day, cremation is the way to go IMO. Less expensive for the family, and more importantly, it gives you more time to plan for your loved one so everything is in place as you want it.

When my mom died, it was like 3-5 days, put her into the ground ASAP (sorry, no other way to put it), rush and have to make the decisions on what you need to do for the family.

After my father saw how another family members service went for his cremation, my dad told me to cremate him, much easier for everyone and the way "to go" in his mind..

Way my wife and I will go as well.

If I sound flippant, apologies not my intent. Just been there, done that. I understand it's not fun and your not alone in what you're going through.

Way I see it, the more you hurt, the more you loved. Thing is, when my dad passed, I was actually more happy for him due to his age and where he was at in his life.

Please note, some religious beliefs do NOT believe in cremation. I know because when I talked to my aunt (my mothers sister, not my fathers sister) about what was "going on with my father", she informed me that the Russian Orthodox does not believe in cremation. I just thanked her for the info, and her son (who happens to be a Orthodox priest) thanked me for just saying that and not to tell her to jump off a bridge because my father wasn't "baptized" in the Russian church to begin with LMAO Not to stir up a can of worms, but end of the day, we all turn to dust.
 
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