Is an oral agreement that $60K be paid for service rendered enforceable in California ?

You can sue for breach of oral contract. You have two years from the date of the breach to file a lawsuit. There are many lawyers that would take...

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It sounds like you are on the right track to get out of this problem by calling before the loan is funded. It would probably be a good idea to not...

If a husband signs a quit claim to property purchased by the wife before marriage, does he/she have any rights after her death?

This answer is best handled by a probate attorney. I am going to change the practice area to probate to help you find better answers.

My best advice is to tell your husband to find a different loan. He may not know any better but this is a shady practice in the lending industry...

You can just disregard both of the community property versions as they require you to be married to each other. You have two options: "Tenancy...

Can my sister use the $500,000 exclusion in capital gains profit even though she is not married due to unforeseen circumstances?

Both my colleagues have given great responses. The one area that I would like to add is that I would strongly suggest that you discuss this with a...

I purchased a rental home in 2007 in my name only. Got married in 2014 for 25 months, I am 8 Months into the divorice process

When it comes to the divorce side, you should discuss this with a divorce lawyer. My response is limited to the real estate transaction. The...

You should meet with an attorney or real estate agent to run a title search and see if a Trustee Deed Upon Sale was recorded. That is the end of...

The first thing to consider is that lying to your insurance company is something that you cannot do for many reasons as I am sure you already came...

I am a co-trustee with my brother on my deceased mother's house. Do we need both our signatures to sell the house?

The trust itself should provide the answer as to the powers of each co-trustee; I have seen them written both ways. You might want to have a...