You very likely can do a spousal property petition on the facts as you present. Within the petition I would include information such as when the...

Conservatorship most certainly. There is a conservatorship of the person and conservatorship of the estate. Find an experienced conservatorship...

If it's less than $166,250 you might be able to do small estate affidavit for your portion. Otherwise I would open a probate. You can do that. You...

You would need to re-petition. I am surprised they required full bond. Did you file bond waivers? Either way some type of re-petition is needed.

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How can I find out the status of the probate of my mother's estate?

I agree with Ms. James. I would add that YOU could be in breach of your fiduciary duties as there are deadlines by which YOU are responsible for...

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I just finished a similar case. My client signed off on the check as administrator of the estate and sent it to the mortgage company. He then was...

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It's tough to say based on the facts given. I would check with the probate court to see if a probate has actually been filed. Not a conservatorship...

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You can definitely do a short sale during probate as the other attorneys have said. One other thought is to explore probate code section 10360 et...