What should you do if you find out the administrator used their social security number to set up an estate account

You don't have to do anything. If there is a tax issue it will be the administrator's problem.

What legal course of action should me and my two siblings take when the other sibling is claiming everything for herself.

There is no doubt you should file for probate. If the house was in your mother's name it has to go through probate in order for you to have the...

I listed an incorrect newspaper in a probate petition for Riverside County, how can I correct the issue?

I appear in that court all the time. Publish in the correct newspaper and file a supplement to your probate petition.

In Riverside the probate referee will drive by the home to take some pictures from the outside. You don't have to be home and the probate referee...

No will , no trust. Who inherits the property in California

You dont say how the couple held title to the property and I'm unclear if the first adult child you mentioned was the child of husband and wife or...

Can my brother and I contest a will after my fathers 2015 passing?

If his will was already admitted to probate and you received proper notice of the probate petition then you probably missed your chance to contest...

What kind of solution can you recommend

If you have discovered misconduct by your mother and/or sister you can sue them in your role as administrator. Whether you should do this through...

How to find out if my grandmas house is in probate

Probate for your grandmother's estate has to be filed in the county where she resided immediately before her death. Probate is a public proceeding....

Does my dads separated wife inherit his things?

Their marital status is very important in determining what she will get and what the children will get. If they were legally separate i.e. there...

How can I purchase real property from the beneficiary of an estate in California

There are two ways to get this done soon. First, the seller could open probate. You could then buy the house from him in his role as executor of...