How can I get the trust papers from my dad's estate?

You may have to commence a petition for instructions based upon what you know are have belief to allege. Once a petition is on file you can obtain...

Can I as an individual and beneficiary make a formal request for an accounting of an irrevocable trust based in California?

Of course you can and should. But first, you should comply with the statute. Make a written demand for an accounting, wait 60 days. File a petition...

What happens to property where title is held in one spouses name and the other spouse dues during the divorce proceedings?

I think this is a family law issue. Unless there was an order of bifurcation, the death abated the divorce action. Check with a Family Law attorney...

How to do cost basis for a house and a Ltd. partnership in comm. real estate both under trust

If you are a successor trustee, there is no reason at that you should be unrepresented. by counsel. Successor trustees (especially non=professional...

First, you will need to get the house into your name before you can refinance. Welcome to probate court...

Can a Stepmom give her Son a large cash payment before she dies to avoid having to split it between the 3 in the Trust?

This will depend on the terms of the trust. I will assume that the trust was subdivided upon the first to die, but that is not always the case...

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I would file a 17200 petition for instructions on this issue if the trustee insists on present course of action.

Can a house go into probate once the owners have passed?

You still need to Probate the asset. Check with local counsel.

Can the Petition for Heggstad be file more than once

If the issue represented by the 17200 petition were actually litigated, them you generally cannot re-litigate the same issue in a subsequent...

Compensation as DPA for Healthcare?

It may not be reasonable if the fees consume the estate regardless of time incurred and the rate charged. I would need to know more about the...