Reasons to obtain a probate attorney?

Whether you should retain a probate lawyer depends upon a number of factors. The use of a probate lawyer greatly increases the odds that the...

Your recommendations?

Can I override the trust by a bequeath (in my will) of all my assets? With regard to assets titled in the name of the trust the answer is NO. Can...

I would suggest that you might look at form HCD 475.4 — Power of Attorney which can be obtained online. This may avoid the situation where HCC does...

Is a will valid if the person who wrote it later got married in California?

Generally, regardless of how assets are titled, the answer to your question depends on whether the property in question is community property or...

You can refer your lender to California Probate Code §18100.5. However, your problem is a practical one. If you do not show the trust you may not...

You can research Estate of Heggstad, (1993) 16 Cal.App.4th 943) online to see the seminal case and the facts required in the area of your question....

What is qualified disclaimer of IRA?

Internal Revenue Code section 2518 allows a California beneficiary to sign a qualified disclaimer, resulting in treatment of the disclaimed...

You do not have to have created a prenuptial agreement in order to create a post nuptial agreement. As with a prenup, a postnuptial is valid only...

We are preparing our living trust with X and Y as trustees and want to transfer a rental house solely owned by Y into the trust.

Your question is not clear on who will be the grantee trustee(s). The current owner(s) of real property can convey title to the trustee(s) of a...

Generally, regardless of how assets are titled, the answer to your question depends on whether the property in question is community property or...