First of all, Mom can change her own beneficiary designation, so that Dad is eliminated. But second, as your father's POA/Attorney-In-Fact, your...

What is advantage of living trust vs a will in our situation!

From the content of your question, it sounds like your primary concern is the financial management later for the children: so I am assuming that...

If an amendment to a trust is done by a person and notarized, is it legal? The original Trust was prepared by an attorney.

In my experience of reviewing documents, an Amendment by the Settler is more like a letter, has ambiguities, does not comply with the amendment...

Filed and served unlawful detainer to fam member as living trust states house to be sold but family member will not move out.

Your post indicates that many ore-filing orocedural matters have been handled properly. That history is most likely in your UD Petition. So it...

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Can I use a Claim for Reassessment Exclusion when transferring title to a living trust?

Are you thinking of filing for the Home Owner's exclusion?

My sister in washington state is legally separated. can her spouse claim any monies left to her in my mother's will ?

There is a difference between "making a claim" on the inheritance itself and using the inherited sum as grist for other claims. You are smart to...

Don't do this without counsel familiar w/ MD Medicaid planning AND/OR why not have mom buy the house?

According to the information at last week's LACBA program "Collecting from the Dead": NO, the 1-pyear does NOT apply to the IRS or government...

I was willed half of an estate and the other half is also named executed of the estate. She has done nothing to try to put it in

Do you have a copy of the Will? Do you know what the deceased person owned? See a Probate Attorney and consider filing the Will for Probate (even...

Is the Trust preparing attorney required to keep and retain trust records for at least one year?

No, the Drafting Attorney is not required to keep a hard copy of the Trust or Will or other estate planning documents, designed for disability or...