I would recommend speaking to your estate planning attorney as well as your CPA (for the tax related questions). I think a formal probate must be...

The Trust Document should control (if not, it would be your local Trust or Property Code). Most trusts contain language that states, the...

If you became administrator of his estate for his business, was this in California? Then technically probate has already been opened in CA. You...

No, you as "next of kin" cannot generally get a notarized letter to released funds from a financial institution if you were not an owner or...

I would reach out to a probate attorney that practices in the county and state where your parents last resided to determine whether formal probate...

As mentioned, TRCP Rule 4 contains the answer: Rule 4 - Computation of Time In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these...

Your question is unclear but it seems that you are attempting to show that you were informally married to the Decedent. Typically, a...

The documents that you were served with should at least answer some of the questions you posed. As mentioned by others, you will need to bring the...

There are really two sets of related issues here: (1) the probate of your late husband's estate and (2) the collection of a so-called judgment that...

Additional facts are necessary, but you should look into your options for a lawsuit, such as for conversion or, if in the context of an estate or...