Let's start with the easy one. The account you and your mother held as joint tenants become your account upon your mother's death. It's possible...

The Peruvian Consulate is correct. When you are dealing with real property held by a decedent, only that jurisdiction where the property exists...

It does seem unfair, especially when one the two owners are spouses, but one holder of a joint tenancy property can quit claim their portion to a...

Under California law you generally can't be disinherited under a no contest provision unless you file a legal pleading contesting the validity of a...

It is a legal question. California law details exactly who is in charge of making all these decisions. If the deceased person had an Advanced...

The answer to your question is very likely "yes". In almost all cases a person with a Trust will also have a pour-over Will that provides any...

It entirely depends on the terms of the Trust. For example, a typical trust provision would be that the beneficiary must survive by 30 days in...

The exact answer depends on if the homes are still held by the Trust or if the deeds were already transferred into each of your names. It also...

If she had either a Will or Trust, then that document would control who receives the assets. In addition, if any accounts were held jointly with...

Mathematically, both result in equal distributions to each 1/3 beneficiary, so it really doesn't make any difference. Either option is acceptable.