My ex gf passed away and I went to the courthouse the other day and talked to the family facilitator about custody of my son

I have changed your post from "Probate" to "Guardianship" b/c you are asking if your son's maternal grandparents can get a Court Order for his...

If there is only monetary assets (checking, investment accounts, IRA, etc) in an estate, do we need to go through probate in CA?

I changed this post from "Elder Law" to "Probate" because you are asking if going through the probate process is necessary. The authority of the...

As a person who is NOT your Lawyer, but merely an Historian of various kinds of past practices by JPL engineers in serial marriages (with cerebral...

I changed your post to PROBATE b/c both your father and the lawyer are deceased. I agreed with Mr. Firth's post b/c both of his statements are...

I totally agree with Mr. Drake. Please understand that APS receives info ONLY; so APS cannot tell you whatever they have been told by others. APS...

Can an administrator of an estate be disqualified if you dont trust their own money managing skills... bankruptcies etc?

I changed this answer from ELDER LAW (where Owner would still be alive) to PROBATE (where disutes between 'heirs' and an 'Administrator' are heard,...

Can I be arrested for trespassing ?

I changed your post from REAL ESTATE to LANDLORD-TENANT because the facts imply that you have a Landlord: if your Landlord gave you the key, then...

What if the neighbor who claims that she will file a restraining order is the one who harasses everyone ?

I have changed your post from REAL ESTATE to LANDLORD-TENANT, because you need to inform the Landlord also. You (and your neighbors) may have...

How do I know if I'm entitled to any of my mother's assets

If your brother was named in the Will to serve as "Executor" and was "appointed" by the Court to do so, the Will might pour-over to a Trust of...

Can I subpoena a major city county employee retirement association for the death record of my father myself?

You need to file the Probate case to obtain the discovery rights.