You should talk to a bankruptcy lawyer in your area. Most give free consults. It may very well be your best solution.

Your grandmother should consider a living trust which would alllow the property to pass to your mother and you at her death free of probate, with a...

When in doubt, read the trust document. Most trusts say that either co-trustee may act on behalf of the trust, bur not all. I suggest you schedule...

You need a will that names the person or person whom you want to serve as a guardian for your minor children. See an estate planning attorney for...

The Probate Code in California requires that the disclaimer be made within a "reasonable time" after death and nine months is presumptively...

Your mother does not have to be the administrator of this estate. One of the other family members can do the job. You should be able to probate...

Given the age of your trust, you should find an experienced estate planning attorney who will do a complete restatement of your trust and all the...

A competent estate planning attorney can draft language to do what you suggest but it needs to be very carefully drafted and there needs to be an...

The IRs and the FTB are the only two entities that can seize your social security. If the tax debt can't be discharged in bankruptcy, contact the...

You can do this by either an affidavit of small estate or a Heggstad Petition if you have some evidence that your mother intended to put the...