How can I get my brother, the successor trustee after our mother's passing, to tell me what is going on with the trust/will?

Demand an accounting! If he doesn't respond within the requisite period file a petition in the appropriate superior court.

How do I get my deceased brothers name off a life deed and his children's put on?

The key to your answer depends on what it is your attempting to "....get his name off" of. Is is real propert y or a bank account/brokerage...

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Inheritance issues.What do I do? please help!

It sounds like your brother would like to "disclaim" his interest in your mother's estate (or trust estate - as the case may be). Disclaimers are...

If a Reverse Mortgage is excluded in a Will, does that void said Will?

The reverse mortgage (debt) will follow the distribution of the residence it is secured by. In other words, if the residence is to be distributed...

Actually, you do need two witnesses for a typed will however, if you don't have two witnesses, "clear and convincing" evidence may be sufficient to...

My mother is deceased but had a living trust. My nephew was appointed by the court long ago as successor trustee because I did

Family matters can be complicated. First thing I'd want to know is whether or not the trustee (nephew) has provided you (a beneficiary) an...

Can you notarize a livingtrust from ca. in new hamp. if you intend to move to ca. within a couple of months protecting T.i.c

Assuming that your "living trust" is written in accordance with California law, a California trust is not required to be notarized. Signs of undue...

Discovery avoidance

"Demand for an accounting" is the way to start - after that you need to wait the requisite number of days to file a petition to compel an...

The attorney could appear to have a "conflict." A conflict exists whenever an attorney represents two or more parties with two or more varian...

Although I am not familiar with the statutory authority provided by the prior attorney who answered (60 days) I am familiar with California Probate...