My grandmother was born in Arkansas but moved to Florida as a child. At age 16 she moved to New York, where she eventually got married and raised her family. While keeping their house in New York, my grandparents bought a series of houses in Florida during the time period of roughly 1970-1990. Their intent was to be primary Florida residents for financial reasons. My grandmother then gave legal ownership of the New York house to three of her children. My grandmother developed Alzheimer’s in the 1990's, she soon lost the ability to care for her and to understand what was going on. Her children had her brought up to new York to their old house, now owned by her children, to receive in-home nursing care 24 hours a day. She passed away last month and now the state of New York seems to be the state taxing her estate under the belief she was a New York resident. That is not what she wanted; her intent was to be qualified as a Florida resident.
How can we go about fixing this????
2006-09-11 19:01:03 · 4 answers · asked by meeshie16 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Intent is a small part of determining what state in which a person resides. If the person lived in a state for several years and all their posessions (aside from real property) were in that state, and they never even visited the other state, then they were residents of the state they lived in, regardless of where they considered their "reisdence."
2006-09-11 19:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by James 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look in Your local phone book under attorneys, and find several that specialize in probate cases. Find ones that will give You a free consultation. Write down the name of each firm as You call them, put the date and time, who you spoke with, their title, and what they tell You. Call many, then compare what You were told. Also ask about how much each would charge to handle the case, and ask what that fee includes. Sorry to hear about Your loss, and Best of Luck
2006-09-11 19:38:55 · answer #2 · answered by Rusty Jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probate, Death Tax questions are complicated. You need an attorney who specializes in these types of issues. Don't try to handle yourself, this is where a good attorney can save you a lot of time, energy and money. Goodluck.
2006-09-11 19:05:03 · answer #3 · answered by lalo m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no---it belongs to Jeb.
2006-09-11 19:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋