I am sorry for your loss. As trustee of her trust, you can gain access to her accounts that are owned by the trust by showing the trust, a...

The trustee must do some required tasks before distribution such as mailing notice pursuant to Probate Code 16061.7 which allows the heirs and...

You and your siblings have no authority to decide who receives any of your father's property while he is alive. Your father needs to sign either a...

Your question is too complex for this general legal advice forum. If your dad had title to the property in his name and he transferred ownership to...

The terms of the trust will dictate when a trustee must distribute the trust assets and whether they have the power to hold assets rather than...

If the attorney is a licensed notary, she can notarize the document. A notary is just verifying that the person signing the document is the person...

You need to complete and efile the Order for Probate. Here is the link to the form. https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de140.pdf. You also need...

More facts are needed in order to provide advice. Exactly how was title originally held? Joint tenants? Tenants in common? Your brother could not...

Has your daughter's mom passed away? If so, was the property owned a tenants in common or as joint tenants. If the property was owned as joint...

Yes they are entitled to a share of the estate under the facts that you have presented. In the Petition for Distribution and Accounting, your...