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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on June 5, 2010 at 18:34

LN,

It may be possible that the relative adopted the "cousin" as an adult. This is a very simple act to accomplish.


Have you looked at the documents involved? Doing so might clear up the confussion and an attorney might not be necessary.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Alison Anders Knighton on June 7, 2010 at 9:37

No; if someone submitted false documentation there is no way they could push their way into anything. Do you have a will? The will always states who is who. I don't know ya'lls circumstance. In order to start or get into a Succession is VERY costly. So, unless they have money to waste and no actual facts..then no; companies check out land titles so as to be protected. I am no expert, but my Dad is..I learned this from him. He is a retired landman, oil and gas and bankruptsy attorney who graduated from LSU law school and practiced in LA., worked for oil companies as a landman in LA. and in Texas..he was a partner with V&E in Houston in oil,gas and bankruptsy..he still consults with clients..my Dad is a true expert and he is teaching me. So, it would be very difficult for someone who is not a legal heir to enter into any agreement like the one you asked about.

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Permalink Reply by kenya coleman ridgeway on July 15, 2010 at 10:28

LN you requested me as a friend do you know me ? who are you and where are you from?whats the whole story/

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on July 15, 2010 at 11:16

On this board, people can't send you messages unless you accept them as a "friend." All that accepting them as a friend does is allow them to send you messages. You can configure your privacy settings to restrict certain things to "friends only" if you want to.

You can "unfriend" them later if you want to.

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Permalink Reply by LN on July 15, 2010 at 12:59

Once it's been determined that this cousin has submited bogus information, what will happen to the money that he received? Will the oil company be liable? Will they have to pay me what they paid this "cousin?"

TIA.

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Permalink Reply by LN on July 15, 2010 at 13:00

By the way, I found out that this cousin has already entered into a lease agreement!!!!!

I do not want to deal with this oil company because they knew that this person had no legal claim.

I'd like to go with another company.

Believe me, I've gotten offers from other legitimate oil companies.

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on July 15, 2010 at 13:19

LN, did you ever get a lawyer involved? It's entirely possible that if you don't file appropriate court documents REAL soon, you're losing whatever rights you have as time goes by. In a lot of cases if you don't file a legal protest at certain times, you lose the right to object later, even if you're in "the right."

Don't sign with another oil company if the title is "clouded" unless you tell them and check the contract REAL carefully. A standard lease agreement will require you to "defend the title." This means they may be able to hire an expensive lawyer and send you the bill.

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on July 15, 2010 at 13:49

When things are screwed up most of the time the operator will handle things like affidavits and the like for you. From what I have seen the cost of such curative work has been paid by the operator.

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Permalink Reply by LN on July 15, 2010 at 14:08

I thought I had an attorney, but, he's very, very busy writing briefs and contacts me whenever he can. He seems to be very knowledgeable and quite nice, just busy.

I have filed some very important documents with the court. I don't want to state what they are on this public forum.

The property is located in Desoto Parish. Any suggestions?

Mac, what is a legal protest? Can I do that on my own or do I need an attorney to do that?

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on July 15, 2010 at 14:17

All attorneys are very bizzey these days in shale play in NW LA. Try to call your attorney in the afternoon on any Friday.

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Permalink Reply by LN on July 15, 2010 at 14:19

Two Dogs, thanks for this tip.

I really do like him, and if possible, would like to hire him.

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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on July 15, 2010 at 18:01

By "legal protest," I didn't mean any specific item. I'm referring to the way that certain legal things have a cutoff date of some kind. If you don't stake your claim or raise an objection before certain things happen, you may lose your rights to object later.

For instance, it's probably a lot harder to contest an inheritance after the formal Judgment of Possession order is signed, especially if you didn't make your claims before the date of the hearing. I think there's also a 6 month time limit on certain things about handling an estate.

Hopefully, your lawyer knows what documents need to be filed at what time and won't let you lose your rights due to letting some deadline pass without doing something. You might ask him if there are any deadlines you don't want to miss.

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