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  • Oct 5, 2010, 08:16 PM
    mkrobbin
    How to handle estate with no will
    My father passed away and did not have a will. He doesn't really have much and he filed bankruptcy last year. He does have a car, truck, and van that are paid for. The truck and van aren't worth much. The car is worth a little - probably enough to pay off his back taxes he owes. I don't know how to sell any of the vehicles and pay his taxes? The car actually has someone's else name on the title (his name and 'or' instead of 'and'). Can I provide a death certificate and sign the cars over to someone else and use the money to pay his back income taxes?
  • Oct 5, 2010, 08:33 PM
    AK lawyer
    In most states you can file an affidavit for small estates like this which would enable you to administer the personal property. Which state are you in?
  • Oct 5, 2010, 08:43 PM
    mkrobbin
    Comment on AK lawyer's post
    Tennessee
  • Oct 5, 2010, 09:30 PM
    AK lawyer

    Tennessee Code Title 30, Chapter 4, Section 3--4-104

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