Should I put my personal checking account in my living trust?

Your trust document has no effect (avoiding probate or giving someone the authority to handle your affairs if you are incapacitated) unless your...

Does my Parents trust and their intentions when created survive regardless of a change made after my Mother passing by my Father

You need to discuss this with an estate planning attorney because he/she needs to look at the document to determine whether any amendments could be...

How will a homemade document hold up in court?

You need to take the document to a patent attorney or other attorney that has experience in copyright, trademark and contract law. That attorney...

Surety Bond posted for trust in Claifornia

If the trustee's gross negligence resulted in your inheritance being diminished, the bond could be used to reimburse you for that loss. The...

If the house is owned by the trust (title to the house must show trust as the owner), then the trustees are the only parties with authority to make...

My mother has no will. When she passes my sister says the government will sell her house to get their Medicare money? True or No

The State will not "take" your mother's house upon her death, there needs to be a probate and at that time Medi-Cal will file a claim and expect to...

Do I need a Special Needs Trust or a regular Revocable Living Trust?

You must discuss this with an elder law attorney who has experience with Medi-Cal Planning. You may not set up a special needs trust (SNT) for...

My boyfriend (a French guy) made a Will and I am the only beneficiary to his estate.

I would definitely contact an probate attorney who is licensed to practice in both France and the US, or who can at least speak French. It may be...

Is a codicil to a Will valid to act as an amendment to a Trust if the asset subject to the codicil is held in the Trust?

You really need to consult with an estate planning attorney because the answer to your question lies in the documents themselves. An attorney...

It does not matter if the Will has not been entered into probate, yet. If the estate is worth more than $150,000 on the Testator's (the person who...