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homestead estate

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A quick definition of homestead estate:

A homestead estate is a house, outbuildings, and land owned and occupied by a person or family as a residence. In most states, as long as the homestead does not exceed the limits fixed by law, it is exempt from forced sale for collection of a debt. This means that if someone owes money, their homestead cannot be taken away to pay off the debt. There are different types of homesteads, such as business homesteads, constitutional homesteads, and probate homesteads. A surviving spouse may also have the right to occupy the family home for life.

A more thorough explanation:

A homestead estate refers to the house, outbuildings, and adjoining land owned and occupied by a person or family as a residence. In most states, as long as the homestead does not exceed in area or value the limits fixed by law, it is exempt from forced sale for collection of a debt. This means that creditors cannot force the sale of the homestead to pay off debts.

For example, if a family owns a house and some land, and they owe money to a creditor, the creditor cannot force them to sell their homestead to pay off the debt if the homestead is within the legal limits.

There are different types of homestead estates, such as:

  • Business homestead: The premises on which a family's business is located. In some states, business homesteads are exempt from execution or judicial sale for most kinds of debt.
  • Constitutional homestead: A homestead, along with its exemption from forced sale, conferred on the head of a household by a state constitution.
  • Probate homestead: A homestead created by a probate court from a decedent's estate for the benefit of the decedent's surviving spouse and minor children. Under most statutes providing for the creation of a probate homestead, it is exempt from forced sale for the collection of decedent's debts.

Overall, a homestead estate provides protection for families and individuals from losing their homes due to debts or other financial obligations.

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when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
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9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
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soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
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ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
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10:07
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1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
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