What is the name of your state?
California
I have an uncle who is in poor health but may or may not be passing this year. He had a “wife” who he never legally married who passed away two years ago and he never got around to removing her off of accounts, the mortgage and possibly the deed to the house however we have not located that yet. His partner has 4 children of which none are his either biologically or adopted. He did have a will drafted in 2016 that named his partner as beneficiary if she survived him and my aunt if she did not.
He has recently been hospitalized with a stroke which right now looks like it has two outcomes, he will pass or he will survive but most likely have mental incapacity. He has no POA and never put my aunt on any accounts.
Should he come to pass, will the children of his partner have any legal authority over part of the house since she is on the mortgage and let’s assume the deed as well as the bought the house together. If she is on the deed I have no idea if there would be right of survivorship.
If the house were to be paid off while he is alive but possibly under guardianship would that change anything if the children do have legal rights?
California
I have an uncle who is in poor health but may or may not be passing this year. He had a “wife” who he never legally married who passed away two years ago and he never got around to removing her off of accounts, the mortgage and possibly the deed to the house however we have not located that yet. His partner has 4 children of which none are his either biologically or adopted. He did have a will drafted in 2016 that named his partner as beneficiary if she survived him and my aunt if she did not.
He has recently been hospitalized with a stroke which right now looks like it has two outcomes, he will pass or he will survive but most likely have mental incapacity. He has no POA and never put my aunt on any accounts.
Should he come to pass, will the children of his partner have any legal authority over part of the house since she is on the mortgage and let’s assume the deed as well as the bought the house together. If she is on the deed I have no idea if there would be right of survivorship.
If the house were to be paid off while he is alive but possibly under guardianship would that change anything if the children do have legal rights?