Oh, you can keep on worrying about me, NOT-retroactively. Because nearly one month later, I'm still sick. My mother's mess of an estate is still weighing on me. The State is now claiming it against her medical bills, but they won't come out and just take over the car & the trailer. No, they want us to sell them & then hand over the proceeds. GAH
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I just got Kiva to transfer my balance to you (they say it'll take up to two weeks to show up) - you can use that to buy kibble for the dogs, or fix the car, or whatever is your highest priority.
The executor of an estate is allowed to charge a fee for their work in dispositioning things. You'd be allowed to deduct that for yourself before giving anything to the government.
Unfortunately, §10800 through §10804 of the California Probate Code has a default value of 4% of the assets.
Oh you are just plain too nice, and I thank you, but I really wasn't asking, or even hinting! Just qvetching. A lot. Sometimes I forget that I have to watch myself with you, lest you spring to the rescue with funds.
Then again, I remind myself that if more people were like you--not referring just to your financial generosity, but your instincts to help--the whole world would have a lot fewer problems. I remember you cleaning that homeless guy's injured foot and seeing that he got medical attention, that time..
You'd better not be going on short rations yourself!
Also thank you for the helpful legal advice! I don't quite understand the second statement, but shall look it up.
Meanwhile, we have nearly finished cleaning out the trailer--we are having a charitable group come and get its remaining contents--and then we must sell it and deposit the monies in an account to wait.
I know my mother never meant for things to be this complicated for us, in the end. Trust my country's government to make things as difficult as possible.
If the trailer and car sell for $10,000, then you get to deduct $400 for your fee in selling them. Then if the government wants $1,000,000, you send them the $9,600 left over after you get your fee.
The trailer will probably go for $3500. It's not in the best of shape; needs some repair. It's in a seniors-only park, but apparently a lot of older people want a cheap place to stay, in the desert.
As for the car, my brother swooped in and took it (even though everyone knows my mother wanted me to have it..but that's okay; I prefer the car we already have, anyway. Really I only would have sold my mother's car and used the proceeds to fix ours up a bit. But my bro has a new job that requires a long commute, and his ancient truck broke down. I said I would happily release my interest in the car if he would just help out with some of the repair on our Toyota. He agreed.) The State will probably leave the car alone, if we don't sell it, is what we've been told (by my mother's lawyer)(who is now retired, else we'd consult her in a professional capacity). For their final claim, we have to wait a few months. I have already submitted their required forms, w/ death cert. :/
I worry about you retroactively.
*worries*
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Because nearly one month later, I'm still sick.
My mother's mess of an estate is still weighing on me. The State is now claiming it against her medical bills, but they won't come out and just take over the car & the trailer. No, they want us to sell them & then hand over the proceeds. GAH ( ... )
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The executor of an estate is allowed to charge a fee for their work in dispositioning things. You'd be allowed to deduct that for yourself before giving anything to the government.
Unfortunately, §10800 through §10804 of the California Probate Code has a default value of 4% of the assets.
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Sometimes I forget that I have to watch myself with you, lest you spring to the rescue with funds.
Then again, I remind myself that if more people were like you--not referring just to your financial generosity, but your instincts to help--the whole world would have a lot fewer problems.
I remember you cleaning that homeless guy's injured foot and seeing that he got medical attention, that time..
You'd better not be going on short rations yourself!
Res: again my profuse thanks.
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I don't quite understand the second statement, but shall look it up.
Meanwhile, we have nearly finished cleaning out the trailer--we are having a charitable group come and get its remaining contents--and then we must sell it and deposit the monies in an account to wait.
I know my mother never meant for things to be this complicated for us, in the end. Trust my country's government to make things as difficult as possible.
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The trailer will probably go for $3500. It's not in the best of shape; needs some repair. It's in a seniors-only park, but apparently a lot of older people want a cheap place to stay, in the desert.
:)
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I have already submitted their required forms, w/ death cert.
:/
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