Clients of The English Law Group, P.S.C. know they can count on more than forty years of experience for their residential real estate needs. While Kentucky and Indiana real estate law is the foundation of our practice, our attorneys are able to provide quality legal advice and representation to individuals and families in several areas of the law, including bankruptcy, estate planning and probate, and immigration law. Contact our firm for help with any of these legal issues.
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Let's face it. No one likes to think about death or disability. That may be one reason why so many people fail to have an estate plan, leaving their family members guessing about their wishes and intentions after they are gone — or worse — pursuing legal action over their estate or guardianship of their children.
Protect yourself and your client from real estate fraud- learn the standards for disclosure and the consequences of non-compliance.
Murder
324.160(4)(b) requires the disclosure of any known defects to a property. Indiana has a similar law as well. But are ghosts a defect? Prior to 2003, real estate agents in Kentucky had to determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not to disclose if a murder, suicide, death, or haunting created a stigma for a property, and therefore needed to be disclosed. Now, pursuant to
Colleen English Balderson joined her father at the firm in 2006 after graduating from Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Kentucky and Indiana. She focuses her practice in real estate and title law, incorporations of small businesses, estate planning and probate.
It is important to realize that without a real estate agent your interests may not be protected. However, if you have decided to sell your home, or buy a home without a real estate agent, you should consider consulting The English Law Group, P.S.C. to protect yourself legally. Our full-service real estate law firm has represented hundreds of sellers and buyers in For Sale By Owner (FSBO) transactions.
Real Estate Transactions
With over 60 years of experience, the English Law Group can handle all residential real estate transactions in Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Shelby, and Meade counties of Kentucky.
In your last will and testament you can also designate the guardian for any minor or children. Many people find this to be the most important aspect of the document. Your will can also include a trust so that your children do not get control of the estate until they reach a certain age (i.e. 23 or 25-years-old).
Trusts
Our Louisville wills and trusts lawyers can help if you believe your parents' will may be outdated. Call (502) 425-8717 or contact us online. We help people prepare wills that reflect their current circumstances, needs and goals.
Power of Attorney
It is extremely important for everyone to have an estate plan in place, and this is especially true of our active military. Members of the military are no strangers to duty. At the English Law Group, we have a duty to make sure that our clients are properly represented, understand their options, and make the best plans according to their circumstances. Everyone’s situations and families are not cookie-cutter, and wills and powers of attorney should not be either. At the English Law Group, we take the time to talk with our clients about their goals, plans, and situations to insure that they have the best estate plan in place.
Any person or financial institution that lends money on real estate wants that investment protected. English Title Group provides mortgage title insurance policies to assure the lender that the mortgage is a valid first lien protected against hidden as well as known defects in the title as insured. Such a policy affords the only way a lender can be certain about the title which may be acquired in the event of a foreclosure.