My sister recently passed without will. Our Mother is still living. Do the assets go to Mother, or must probate begin?

If a person does with no spouse and no children then the parents (or surviving parent) are the next of kin under the California rules of intestate...

Both my parents have died, so do I need to probate their estates separately ?

I am very sorry for your losses. There is no such thing as a joint probate. It's possible you can avoid a full probate for the first parent to die...

How do you transfer real property, in Los Angeles County, to a sibling after the sibling that owns the property dies.

If less than $50k in value we can do an affidavit 6 months after death. Very easy. If $50-150k then a summary probate. If $150k+ then full probate.

What should I file next in Probate?

I would try letters of special administration.

Husband passes away and he held a property as tenant in common with partner. Not put in trust. How can I put myself on title ?

I am sorry for your loss. It's not funny losing your partner and then having to deal with this type of stuff. It sounds like you have a trust and...

My mom died with no will. She was three months behind in property tax. How do I get my name on the property so I can sale it?

As some have correctly said you will need to go to probate Court. The key issue is if the gross value is more or less than $150,000 as determined...

I am interviewing attorneys to bring probate court action against a non-cooperating co-trustee. What questions should I ask?

I would ask: 1) Are you a Certified Specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law? 2) Are you rated 10.0 by avvo and/or "AV" by...

I am in the process of doing a trust. I have the attorney , the plan for my assets, grantors, etc . But in am torn on

Generally people do a revocable trust first as the founding of their estate plan. They then add irrevocable trusts to improve it. For example you...

No. A death certificate is not required when filing a standard probate in California.

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Can a Calif attorney assist me in settling an estate in Texas

You would want to hire an experienced Texas probate attorney to settle his affairs... and then a California estate planning attorney to plan YOUR...