Consult with a lawyer but you might be too late to contest the appointment of a special administrator, but you could still object to the regular...

Wills in California do not need to be notarized. Two disinterested witnesses who saw the will signed by the testator (your aunt) would be enough...

It would make no sense to name the same person as trustee and successor trustee. Effectively, there would be no trustee upon the first trustee's...

How can i stop my sibling from stealing and selling all my mothers things and not including me or dividing her belongings?

Did your mother have will or a trust? The sale of real property won't be able to occur unless the property was in a trust or a probate has been...

You should see an attorney about legal steps that might compel Morgan Stanley to produce a copy of the original trust (I doubt it has a copy). ...

Is it wise to add one's personal home into a Living Trust?

You need to have an attorney draft a deed transferring the residence into the trust and have the deed recorded in the county recorder's office...

The trustees of pooled trusts are fiduciaries under CA law and have legal obligations that must be met to the beneficiaries and others. There are...

If land goes to probate, can the state of California "force" an heir to take ownership?

If the property is essentially worthless and there is nothing else in the estate, you could ignore the property and let the county take it over...

In San Jose CA, how can I stop my brother from scattering my father's ashes immediately right after his death?

Speak with an attorney - was there a will instructing how to handle the ashes? Was your brother named as an agent for health care for your father?...

If this is a small estate without probate, go the DMV website and look for a form called "Affidavit of Transfer of Title without Probate (Form Reg...