Probate, California: We have a will that should be lodged with the clerk of the court before 30 days of the decedent passing.

There is no need to worry about a 30 day deadline and as long as the testator is alive, nothing can be done unless the testator actually does the...

Do I, or my lawyer, need to attend a "proof of standing" hearing for a dissolution of marriage in the state of California?

Never heard of a "proof of standing" before. Is the court questioning whether it, the court, has standing to adjudicate this case? And if the...

The stamped name is just as good as the judge's signature.

Can an atty represent themselves in pro per?

Yes an attorney may represent them self in a divorce action.

I've been divorced for 4 years now, in the judgment the property was left solely to me. My ex is now claiming I owe her for half

If the judgment says that you are to be given the property, then the judgment is what it is. But did the judgment also say that you need to pay...

Do I have a right to review what my ex's attorney files as a "direct submission with 3048 findings" before it's filed?

Yes you had a right but now you need to file objections quickly to the FOAH.

How can my in-laws obtain a conservatorship over my brother-in-law? He is suffering from schizophrenia and won't take his meds.

Someone needs to file a petition in the probate court for both a temporary and permanent conservatorship of the person and estate. Probate...

Why are you self represented? If your spouse has an attorney, then you should have one also and there is a possibility that the spouse will need...

My father passed away last year (2013) in Iran. He was U.S citizen.

You need to dump that paranoia routine. Unless your father had a trust, then you don't own the house or unless there was an order in Probate court...

Hiring an attorney

You need to protect you rights as a father to have access to your child and to be an integral part of your child's live. You will need to do this...