Stepchildren in California are not legitimate heirs. All money in IRA earned during 23 year marriage. How can stepchildren be?

A question with very similar facts has been posted at least two other times in the past day or so. All of the responses to the other questions are...

How can I withdraw my father money from my father bank account I am his only son

Were you an authorized signer on the account or a joint owner of the account? If so, you have the ability to withdraw the funds. However, if this...

A will or trust does not control who inherits an asset that has a beneficiary designation. As counsel has already mentioned, IRA's do not require...

If he had kept the funds in a 401k, then you are correct, he would have had to have you sign a waiver in order to give your daughter the entire...

This is not a simple process. If your mom's property was held in a trust, the property will pass to the beneficiaires that she named in the trust....

If I have no personal property or own nothing to my name, what is the cheapest, easiest way to have my final wishes done ?

It depends on what you mean by "final wishes." If you want certain assets to be given to certain people or charities, you need to sign a will...

My mother just died can I use her money to pay her bills?

Are you on the account with your mom? Or were you an authorized signer on the account? If it was a joint account, that money is now yours and not...

Half siblings inherit at the same level in the same percentage as a full sibling.

I think you are confusing a power of attorney with a trust. A power of attorney is only effective while a person is alive. It allows the power of...

My father is married to two different women, one in California, and the other in Arkansas. My father died , who takes president?

If your father never divorced his first wife, they are still legally married. The marriage to the second person is not legal. If this is the case,...