Trust Administration Question. Want to hire an attorney but have some preliminary questions.

Sorry for your loss. This can be a complicated situation - though it appears simple. On the simple side, the trust can distribute the home to you...

I am the beneficiary of a trust and will. The trustee is my sister. She refuses to pay me my inheritance. I am 62 years old.

California's elder abuse laws set the age limit to 65, unless you are a disabled dependent adult. However, you can and should seek legal advise...

If a Judge assigns a Trustee to settle a Trust, and the trust has no money - who pays the Trustee

Not sure if the facts you have provided are sufficient to answer your question. Trusts are not probated. Is it the Will that is being probated?...

Probate - Ex parte for advancement of court hearing date. When asking for advancement of date, do I file the pleading paper?

Assuming you are in Los Angeles superior court based on your location. Go on the court's website and take a look at the probate local rules. I...

If a Trustee leaves out an important account listed as a Trust asset when given a general accounting, can there be repercussions

IRA and other qualified retirement accounts are not a trust asset. These accounts have beneficiary designations. Perhaps an individual was named...

If only 15% of an attorney's business is on estate planning, is that sufficient experience to be an expert?

It is impossible to answer your question effectively. Just because a certain amount of an attorney's business is focused on one thing or another,...

What is property tax law related to transferring commercial property to an LLC?

The parent-child exclusion from reassessment does not apply to transfers to/from an entity. Also, as you have stated, transfer of real property...

In California, trusts must be notarized. They are not witnessed.

Trust /estate question

The answer to your question depends on the terms of the particular trust. The trust may have given authority to your father-in-law to make certain...

I assume your sister is trying to set up a first party special needs trust so that what she receives from the family trust does not disqualify her...