How much does it cost to hire a divorce lawyer

Unfortunately, the cost will be determined by how difficult the case is. A more expensive attorney might actually save you money by avoiding the...

Name change (removal) from a property title

You can't change the name to a family trust without the trust being already created. Typically, an estates attorney will create your family trust...

Name change (removal) from a property title

You can sign a quitclaim deed to transfer his name off the title, so long as that is truly an agreement between the two of you. However, I strongly...

What is the disadvantage to naming my bank account as beneficiary of my trust?

Mr. Hindley is correct. Additionally, remember that one purpose of the trust is to consolidate your distribution instructions. Rather than having...

My husband just separated our banks accounts, stating that I do not let her do what he wants with his money he inhered from his.

To the extent that your assets were comingled, and to the extend that community property assets are now being used to fund his 401k, you may be...

The repurcussion is that the house will need to go through probate to get into the trust, and then be distributed out of the trust, unless you can...

Barring objection from the biological father, it should be accomplished within 2 months, based on the current calendar in San Diego County.

What are the steps for the step parent adoption?

After dealing with the biological father, most likely via the petition process described by Counsel, You will work with the Superior Court of the...

Who is supposed to file taxes on my niece's trust, the trustee of the estate or my niece. My niece turned 18 in May 2010.

The trustee is responsible for filing the fiduciary tax returns - the returns covering income the trust received on its investments. As an adult,...

My father wants a copy of my parents' trust...

I disagree with Ms. Koslyn on this issue. Your father has a right to a copy of the trust that he and your mother hired the attorney to draft,...

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