I am writing to find out about my father's financial inheritance from a lawsuit he is now deceased what do I do?

In California, you might be able to start a probate in order to carry on with the law suit your father was involved in.

My brother was the executor of my mothers estate. she died in 2009. he rented her home to his daughter nothing has been resolved

In California, you can bring a law suit to force the sale of the home. Your brother's renting the house to his daughter might allow you to include...

If my husdand passed and his truck is in my sons name because he's Jr. and he has the title and key's.

Have you asked your son to return the truck? Are you willing to report it to the police? Is it possible your husband meant for your son to have it...

I live in CA & received papers in the mail to appear in NY (BX) probate court. Is there a form to appear by phone?

Sounds like you need an attorney in New York. You should be able to find one on AVVO. There's plenty of time if you act now.

Is it right that my co trustee is charging me 4 percent interest on borrowing 25,000.00 from my trust so that I can buy a car?

If the trust makes a loan, then it probably has to charge interest even if you're a beneficiary. Other beneficiaries are entitled to that income. ...

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Must my attorney release and disburse my funds to me directly

Whether or not your attorney can release and disburse funds to you depends on what your lawyer says. Since you already have counsel, you ought to...

You have a lot of questions too hard to answer here. I suggest calling a local attorney who offers some free consultation to get some answers.

Even though we know the Will was altered & have a dvd of our Aunt saying she only wanted to give to Easter Seals ONLY....

If the DVD was made after the Will was signed, then you may have a stronger case than if the Will was signed after the DVD.

Can a probate court as be federal? Like with ebilling? Clearinghouse? SSI?

Your question is not clear. In California, federal courts are not probate courts.

I want to have a living trust. One of the benefits is Assets in living trust can be protected from creditors and legal actions?

Living trusts do not provide asset protection. And yes, most property must be transferred into it in order to avoid probate of that property. ...