What is the appropriate way to get a court order compelling transfer of custody?

The beneficiary of the CUTMA account, at age 25, should be able to walk into the financial institution, provide adequate identification, and walk...

If your father would otherwise not have a taxable estate i'd be careful. Become acquainted with "step-up" in basis which occurs with your father...

Can I keep it some how. What can I do to keep it

First question would be - is your mother's name alone, on the deed. If so, you'll have a probate of your mother's estate to transfer title. Next...

Is my mother entitled to my father's ira?

Hmmm - if the IRA was a community property asset then your mother may have had a claim to all or a portion of the IRA. However, contesting a...

Does a trust need to go through probate?

You seem to suggest that your father had a trust and yet it sounds like the land in the other state was in your father's name, not his name as...

Debt attorney suggests I consult a will/trust attorney to put my house in my name or a trust. I have a judgment against me.

I somewhat surprised by a "debt attorney" would advise you of such an approach. I suggest that you Google "fraudulent conveyance."

How to add a successor trustee if the grantor/trustor is deceases/incapacitated.

The trust instrument wording would control the successor trustee positions. If there is no successor trustee provisions in the trust instrument,...

If there is joint tenancy between husband and wife. Can wife quit claim her interest to her living trust?

A deed terminating a "joint tenancy" arrangement MUST be recorded before death, not a second later. If such a deed was recorded before death, it...

My brothers and I previously shared an attorney. Now they are suing me on a couple issues and are using him as an "advisor".

An attorney that represented both you and your brother is barred from representing your brother solely as the communications between the attorney...

My mother passed away 16 years ago naming me executor in her will. What do I need to do to sell her house in California?

Your comment that your step-father had a "living estate" raise the question as to whether or not the had a "life estate" pursuant to the deed. The...