A co-owner can force the sale by filing a partition action. This is a court process. If the filing of the action does not prompt a settlement...

Do i then make a trust and leave my seperate property to my wife?

For the other attorneys that answered, this is actually a follow-up question - this person has asked this same questions in 3 or 4 posts. For...

If I live in California and leave my seperate property to my wife in a will. Is that legel?

Yes, you can leave all of your separate property to your wife in a will. However, I see you're asking this main question again -- same answer . ....

I live in California. I have an inheritance coming to me from a trust. I want to leave it to my wife if something happens to me

Absent any other relevant facts, at this point, the inheritance is just an expectation so that if you predecease your father, HIS trust will...

Yes! A beneficiary and successor trustee can be, and often are, the same person. This may be especially appropriate if your son is the sole...

Grant Deeds do not "go bad" . . . the deed is valid, even if not recorded, though it doesn't put the world on notice of the conveyance. What does...

Technically speaking, the other two answers are absolutely correct. However, one thing that should be mentioned is that if you are not sure...

There is no "time limit" - a deed is valid when signed, but does not give notice to the world of it's existence until it is recorded. There may be...

Where does the exemption statement go on a Grant deed (from sole owner parent to adult child)?

Based on the way you asked the question, you may be confusing a couple of issues. The R&T 11911 code is a Documentary Transfer Tax Exclusion. The...

By removing my name from our house am I protecting marital property from an auto accident settlement?

If the house is not in your name, it would may difficult for someone to seek reimbursement from the house. HOWEVER -- and this is a big HOWEVER --...