Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Missouri

My father is giving us three acres of land. None of it is in writing yet and he suffers from mild dementia. My husband and I are wanting to start building on it though, and we are not sure what the first legal step would be.


Asked on 12/22/09, 11:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Herndon Richard J. Herndon, Attorney at Law

Your first step is to see a lawyer because you are going to have to deal with document preparation, as well as possibly surveying, zoning, etc. Pending the lawyer's advice, you should also have your father evaluated by a physician to determine his competency to make the gift. There are also potential gift tax issues, or at least return filing issues, depending on the valuation of the ground, etc.

This is not "do it yourself" stuff.

Good luck. Let us know if we can help further.

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Answered on 12/28/09, 8:48 am


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