Will I lose my disability benefits?

Since your share is going into a trust with your brother as the trustee, it may be a special needs trust, or SNT. A SNT is a legal arrangement...

Do you help with creating a Trust and Will?

You can also call the legal referral service of your local bar association. Since you are in San Diego, the number is 619- 231-0781. Good luck.

RECORDED Quitclaim 2005, incomplete Legal Description missing specific area of 150 sq ft lot, Grantor & Grantee PASSED (W 50')?

I would have your father obtain a preliminary title report from a title company and review the legal description that it shows. I would then ask...

Can I cash a sis check to help cover the burial ?

The short answer is no, with a caveat. If there will be no probate administration and there are no other assets, and you are the sole heir, you...

You need a court order to access the safe deposit box, unless you suspect that an original or a copy of your brother's will may be in it. Probate...

How do I prove that I was the executor of my mother’s estate?

I agree with my California colleagues but would add that you should have a copy of the Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration together...

How to sell my deceased father's car for estate to pay debts in CA?

The DMV form is meant to avoid having the deceased's licensed assets (such as a car) sold off if there are potential creditors. If you sign the...

Can a Successor Trustee disburse funds in a irrevocable trust to himself and other beneficiaries without valid documentation?

Your brother has a duty to provide you with information under probate code section 16061: on reasonable request by a beneficiary, the trustee shall...

It would help of we knew whether the trustee had transferred these two properties into her own name as an individual or as trustee. If the former,...

Without funding your trust with your significant assets, you are denying yourself the ability to have someone manage your financial affairs if you...