Do you have to be executor to hire a probate attorney ?

No. It may give you peace of mind and help the executor or administrator follow the rules if they know you have an attorney looking out for your...

In addition to the estate tax reasons, an AB trust setup makes sure the children get part of the estate even if the surviving spouse...

Is grandma still alive? If so, a conservatorship needs to be started. Then, a motion for substituted judgment to revise the estate plan. If...

You need to find an attorney/advocate in the area where your father's estate was located. If your father's estate is in a civil law country...

If dad is incapacitated and NOT under a conservatorship, you can demand an accounting. The case law seems to support that when the trust cannot be...

I would like to know the regulation that requires the house to be out of the trust to get a loan. If the lender requires the house to be out of...

The moment a joint tenant dies, the other joint tenants own the joint tenancy property. It does not matter what the will or other estate planning...

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How to execute a real estate property in a living trust to the beneficiary?

Will the property be transferred to one or multiple beneficiaries? Do they all really want to jointly own the property? If one or more wants cash,...

Is it illegal in California for my friend to create a Power of Attorney for my mother?

Probably not illegal, But dumb. Get a real estate planning attorney to prepare a real estate plan. OR determine that mother lacks capacity and...

You are a close enough relative to get a copy of the death certificate. The county recorder at the county seat would have the record. You may be...