No. The amendment or the Restated trust needs to be signed and the signatures should be acknowledged before a Notary. You really need an estate...

If dad put. the money in an account in both his and his girlfriend's name, the money is probably hers. A private investigator could help find assets.

You can set up an LLC or S corp, then have the trust lease the building to the LLC or S corp. However, for the cost of setting up the LLC or S Corp...

To add to Ms. Mayer's answer. Did your "domestic Partner" know this was not a legal marriage? If not, she can claim she was defrauded. Unless there...

Are you a signatory on the account? If so, you are an owner and can spend the money. You need to keep track of every penny spent and every penny...

You prepare and file a 1041 and 541. The basis is the value. on the decedent's death. Income and expenses are distributed to the heirs using form...

You need to contact an attorney to carefully review the springing POA. If it was written by an attorney, it sounds like dad wanted a...

1. Was the house in a trust or not? If not, it will have to be probated and NO ONE has the authority to issue a Notice to Quit until Letters are...

There is a contaminated property case where the trustee became a "Potentially Responsible Party." But that trustee worked to clean up the property...

To add to the other answers, a minor can hold $5000 in their own name. If more than that, it has to be held by a guardian, a Probate Code §3611...