There is law in California concerning oral trusts, but your claim for 500k is strong. With that amount in issue though, you are likely to get...

You are correct that there is no such beast as tenants in common with right of survivorship. Tenants in common creates by default two separate...

You have used the term for a statutory power of attorney for financial affairs but posted your question under "Health Care." There is a separate...

Ms. Straus has cited you the correct statutory law regarding your right to accountings. Additionally, case law has interpreted other sections of...

I was the POA advanced health directive for my uncle who passed away. Signed contract with cemetery who took monies from 3rd par

If this is in CA, you as Health Care Agent under the Advance Directive are the one with the sole legal authority to contract. It would seem from...

I am assuming this trust is based in California, because of where you are posting from. A current beneficiary under our state law has significant...

Would court compel my sibling to reimburse me if estate doesn't have enough funds left to pay for home she got in its settlement

Yes, it may be that the Trustee breached their obligation to treat all beneficiaries equally and jumped the gun. Best practice would have been to...

This is the first of such issues, with many obligations and duties you likely don't even know. If you are the trustee, you have a fiduciary duty...

You can petition for letters of administration to probate his estate. You can get paid a fee for that based on the value of the house and his...

How do I,( trustee of a revocable living trust), go about accessing the home's equity?

As others have indicated, the more important question is who is/are the beneficiary(s). If you are it, the problem is simple. If there are other...