Co-owner of house with me has died. His half of deed is Tenants in Common. Is now in Probate. I want to keep house.

His half is in probate - so in order to keep the house, you would have to pay fair market value to the estate for his half of the house. The...

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When a person dies with no will, do the children of said person have any claim to their vehicles and posessions? or the roomate?

The children are the heirs - not the girlfriend. Since your boyfriend did not live in the apartment, he really doesn't have to clean it - the...

Is my spouse liable for my debt that I accrued from the IRS before we were married

Your spouse should not be responsible for your debt incurred before marriage

Can one be incarcerated in California for telling someone online to kill himself/herself, jump off a cliff, etc?

I do not practice law in California - but I hope that someone can be incarcerated. There have been cases nationally where someone has actually...

Terminal sedation via morphine by Hospice.

The health care proxy has the right to make decisions. There must be a reason, other than dementia, for the morphine to be administered. We do not...

Do I need a lawyer

You meed more facts from the executor to know if this is true or not. The executor receives a fee for taking care of the estate. If there were...

Is it possible for I or my sisters to take over my parents apartment even though they are both deceased?

I assume that your parents owned the apartment, If so, there should have been a probate estate opened when your mother passed away in the 90's to...

Can I (mother) appoint a legal guardian and have it legally guaranteed when father us not involved or on birth certificate?

Only a court can appoint a permanent guardian. While you can suggest who should be appointed in the event of your death, the court has the final...

Revocable Living Trust with a No Contest clause.

They should pay rent from date of death (or date when they moved in after death). There are people who conduct estate sales. They take a percentage...

You have to get Letters of Administration from the probate court. You need to open a probate estate in order to get one. Please consult a probate...