When families gather for the holidays this year, there may be a new topic of discussion. The California Heirs Property Partition Act went into effect Jan. 1, 2022. The act affects any property in ...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $67 million to help resolve heir property issues. Heir property refers to "family-owned land that is jointly owned by descendants of a ...
Skipper G. StipeMaas, the executive director, and Delene W. Porter, the chief operating officer, of The Georgia Heirs Property Law Center, Inc. will present and discuss issues with Thomasville ...
On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3 proclaiming freedom for all enslaved people in the state and effectively wiping out the ...
Scott Mollen discusses “Gelinas LLC v. Hayes,” where the key issue was “whether this action for partition is governed by traditional legal principles of partition or is subject to the special ...
Homeownership is the single greatest contributor to household wealth for American families. From 2010 to 2020, the value of owner-occupied housing in 917 metropolitan or micropolitan metro areas ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In South Carolina there is a rich history of land being passed down from generation to generation. Grandparents or great-grandparents divided their acreage and handed down portions to ...