You are not responsible for paying Simone else’s bills as a rule. Farmers likely can take the furniture if the bill is not paid (secured debt)....

Deed records do not work that way. A deed record is a history of transfers. An affidavit of survivorship filed into a deed record makes title...

You need to have an administrator appointed, preferably you. Then you would file a suit on behalf of the estate to put the property back in the...

Legally you do not have to tell her, though this seems impolite. If you probate your mother's estate, then you are legally required to provide...

No idea. Ask your attorney..........................

Talke with a California estate and trust attorney. Difficult to understand your issue from your question.

Probably not........................................................

If there are no assets in the parent's name or claims made or to be made by the parent's estate, then probate is unnecessary. See an estate...

Should I make a 401k beneficiary a trust? That depends on many factors and information not disclosed in your statement. See an estate attorney.

If there were no assets why did you open the estate? See an attorney.