Dear Liz: You’ve mentioned that in community property states, a couple’s primary residence gets a full step-up in tax basis when one spouse dies. Does this require that the title to the property ...
A family friend has extensive real-estate holdings owned jointly with her husband of 30 years. They are joint tenants with the right of survivorship. Both have children from previous marriages. My ...
Q. I had a condo prior to my second marriage. I remarried and had an attorney make out a will leaving the condo to my son. I sold the condo and bought a house in my name, using funds from the condo ...
Dear Liz: Our house was titled “joint tenant with right of survivorship” after my husband inherited the property in 1998. As a same-sex couple, we were not married at the time. However, we legally ...
Q: Why can’t property in Texas be held by a married couple as joint tenants with right of survivorship? I have lived in Texas for seven years, and it seems bureaucratic and unnecessary for married ...
Q. I had a condo prior to my second marriage. I remarried and had an attorney make out a will leaving the condo to my son. I sold the condo and bought a house in my name, using funds from the condo ...