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who is entittled to property when 48 yr dies , lived w/ girl 7 yr who legally does it belong?

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  • 3 years ago
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    The property would go thru probate first. If their are any liens, loans, unpaid taxes or morgages agsinst the home, those would have to be settled before it could legally belong to anyone... Otherwise the property would go to the lienholder

    Once any debt is settled... Does the deed to the property have any other names listed on it? Thats who owns it.

    Is there a spouse? Spouse typically gets any property of the deceased.

    If not.. Is there a will? If the property is left to anyone in the will, thats who gets it.. Wills can be contested.

    If none of the above apply.. Then who gets it is "next of kin"

  • 3 years ago

    This is obviously badly written so it is a bit difficult to understand. If this means: "Who is entittled to inherit property when a 48 year old man dies (presumably with no will), who had been living with a girl (woman ?) for 7 years". - Most states do not recognize common law marriage so the room mate (woman or girl) of 7 years would not be entitled to anything. Beyond that the intestate laws of the state would prevail.

  • 3 years ago

    If the property belonged to the 48 year old before his death, it goes to his closest living relative. In order for anything to go to the girl, he would have to legally put her into his estate as a beneficiary.

  • Yeti
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Depends on if the person left a will. If they didn't, the local intestacy laws apply.

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  • 3 years ago

    Going to depend on where you are, laws vary. Age is almost never going to be a consideration.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Who owned it before anyone died? Just him? Or did they own it together? We are not clairvoyant.

    If he owned the property on his own, then his estate owns it when he dies. If he has a will or estate plan, it will specify who gets it. If he died without a will, a judge in a court of law will determine who gets it, and if he has living relatives, the girlfriend isn't going to get a nickel.

    If you want to the law to treat you like a spouse, you have to actually get married. These two people chose NOT to get married for SEVEN years and counting, so why would a judge think that the he wanted her to inherit his property? His behavior speaks otherwise.

  • ,
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Not enough information to give an accurate answer.

  • Rick B
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    To whomever is named in the will. Assuming he actually owned the property. A 48 year old most likely did not own the property, he most likely had a mortgage. In which case the bank owns it.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Is there a will? If not the state decides and a shack up is low on the list if other family exists. Common law state?

    Them taking things might be perfectly legal it all depends.

    IF you bought that home together where you didn't want to be on the loan but on the deed you need an Attorney yesterday. You may now be co-owners with his parents or it might be just yours, DEPENDS!

  • 3 years ago

    can his parents take deceased property from her home

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