Are trustees responsible for lost value by delaying asset sale?

The value is as of date of death or 6 months later (alternative valuation date). If the art collection was valued at 10M, the estate probably...

Can I receive any real or personal property from a person that died without a will or trust and no heir if I am her conservator?

Everyone has relatives. They may be very distant and hard to find. For the extreme, see the decision of the court of the Lord Lyon involving Clan...

Unless you already have a storage facility, I would look into scattering at sea. A friend with a boat that can go out in the ocean about 1/2 way to...

How could I challenge the will of my deceased father as an illegitimate daughter in California?

to add to the other answers. If you were adopted-new father, new mother, you would not inherit from your biological parents. If a step-parent...

Will the quitclaim deed on the property exclude it of re-assessment ?

Generally, a transfer as part of a divorce is not subject to reassessment. The transfer may or may not affect the mortgage.

No problem dating. However, an adult (18 year old) having sex with a minor is statutory rape. When I was in high school there was a saying about...

Our trust stated that everything was suppose to be divided 1/2 between and sister and I at age 25?

To add to Ms. Peters's answer. The common clause would be to split the estate when the youngest reaches 25 and distribute out later, perhaps when...

Can i het my inhetitance if im named a benificiary but i was adopted out of the family at age 9 by my stepdads parents

If you are a named beneficiary, your relationship to grandpa is irrelevant. If not named in the will or trust, then the type of adoption becomes...

I need to become POA for my mother?

Mom should visit an estate planning attorney in Nevada. Part of the package should be a POA giving whomever she wants, the power to make financial...

I am a legally married gay male. My partner died Feb 1. I want to know if I have any legal rights to the condo that he owned.

How is title held? If it was Joint Tenancy between Husband, mom, and step-father, it is now mom's. If husband's share was as tenants in common,...