If your brother set up the trust (titled in the trust as trustor or settlor), then once he passed the trust is irrevocable. An estate planning...

Hire an attorney to review the underlying judgment to determine options to either vacate that judgment or file to remove as a spurious lien. The...

Are you the nominated personal representative? If so, you should proceed to open probate and get appointed and have letters testamentary issued so...

If the trust was established properly under CA law, then it is effective here. Is the home you own under joint tenancy with right of survivorship?...

I assume the probate case is in Colorado. If so, the term is personal representative (PR), not executor. So probate was opened, you two were...

What matters is whether this person is an agent of the owner. There is no requirement that the only person that can make arrangements related to...

I am sorry for your loss. Were you and your mother the only persons on deed and was the deed held as joint tenants with right of survivorship...

As correctly noted by my colleague, there is a fill-in-the-blanks form if that is what you were hoping for. You need to hire an estate attorney and...

Does your contract have a pay when paid clause? If so, that may not be enforceable. If there is no agreement, then you are free to sue to try to...

Do you have a written lease? Do you pay rent monthly? Review the lease if there is one as to inspection and the like. If there is no lease, a...