Can I probate a will without hiring a lawyer?

You will save time and sanity by hiring an attorney, not to mention, everything will be done properly.

A policy owner can designate anyone as a beneficiary. You and may, however, make sure his beneficiaries of his estate know about this arrangement...

It sounds like you may have a life estate in the house, meaning you can live in the house for the rest of your life. If you do have a life estate,...

In the state of California can "no contest" clauses be included in a revocable trust, and if so how binding are they?

No contest clauses are valid in California and should be taken very seriously. No contest clauses are common and can drafted in a myriad of ways....

I just found out that I may have cancer. My parents and grandmother are leaving me money in their estates.

To amplify the first response, you, your parents and grandparents should all have revocable living trusts. Your parents' and grandparents' trusts...

Owning a home with 5 other people, regardless of whether they are family, is a nightmare. Once you have accepted the distribution from the estate,...

When a spouse dies, does the other party have to pay off all his debts in Texas

Texas is a community property state, which means that if your wife predeceases you, her one-half interest in the community property passes to you...

Hi! I just received notification (per California probate code section 16061.7) about my aunt’s death, and yet I’m not listed on

Although your question was cut off, I'll try to give you the best answer I can with what you provided. Notice under California Probate Code...

You need to be on the title to have any rights to start the eviction process. Please also note that even though the tenants do not have a lease or...

In northern California, I and my daughter inherited the property we live on as Joint Tenants instead of Tenants in Common.

You can simply sever the joint tenancy (this can be done several ways). The default title will be tenants in common. Once tenants in common, you...