Hello, Yes, there is a difference - you will create major problems for yourself if you are administering a trust but get an EIN for an estate....

If that is all that you own, maybe you don't need a trust to avoid probate. In California, we have something called a "Revocable Transfer on Death...

It makes no sense, from what you have described here, for you to be represented by your mother's attorney. Your sister is trying to remove your...

Sorry to complicate things, but it's not possible to answer your question without seeing the last recorded Grant Deed to the original four...

If you mean before the end of the year, that will be very difficult to do because of valuation, "pre-arranged sale", or corporate compliance...

Interesting question... take with a grain of salt the answer of anyone who tells you they know for sure. That's because Prop 19 is less than one...

Your uncle's debts, and the legal fees that are required to settle his estate and trust, should be paid out of his assets, not yours. Since his...

I will assume that you are also a beneficiary of the trust. This presents a conflict of interest for you, so be careful! The argument that they...

Assuming that the trust is "short and sweet" and does not have any unusual provisions, that sounds basically right. However, I think there may be...

At least one lawyer has already given you an answer to your question. With one-third of $11 million at stake, stop wasting your time on AVVO and...