How do I get a good attorney to handle litigation and how much should I reveal to avoid being taken advantage of? I want results

It will depend on what kind of litigation is involved -- if you have a personal injury suit, the lawyer will probably take the suit on a...

In CA, do we also need a notary if we have two witnesses to a will?

I don't know if you have a will prepared -- if it is going to be witnesses, the witnesses need to be present at the time your sister signs. If...

Brother in AZ won't show me trust and accounting from mom's estate even after a lawyer requested. What can I do? I am in CA.

It sounds like the trust is in Arizona. Contact the Arizona State Bar and ask them to provide you the name of a trust/probate attorney in Phoenix...

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Collecting child support without cooperative non-custodial deadbeat

Call the district attorney in the county where you live. If you have his social or driver's license number, etc., they will find him for you.

I filed a petition for appointment of probate conservator for my father. My brother filed an objection.

Conservatorships are complicated matters, and you should hire an attorney. Accusations of financial impropriety are taken seriously by the court....

Do Trustees face penalties for improper financial conduct?

My advice to you is to file a police report. Depending on the agency, it may be that the police will be involved. You will want to know if the...

Your best option is to set up two separate trust with each individual's assets in their own trust. You don't want to place yourself in a position...

If my husband drew up a will and the beneficiary was his ex-wife, does this still hold even though they are divorced?

There is always the argument that the will is valid. My best advice is for your husband to add a codicil to his will, removing his ex as a...

How do I get the probate judge to compel an accounting from the other side

This sounds a bit complicated. Why are you contesting? Are you assuming your grandmother wrote this will under duress? You most certainly need...