What happens to tenants in house who's owner dies??

The power of attorney ended the moment grandmother died. Someone who has the proper authority has to give you a 30 or 60-day written notice to...

How can I get the title of an inherited car transferred from TX to CA when the estate was settled using a living trust?

Ms. Straus has it right. I faced this with a car going to an heir in Colorado. Transfer title in the state the car is registered in, then move it...

You need an attorney today. I would start with an ex-parte to strip Aunt of her powers as trustee (and replace her with a professional...

To add to the answer of Mr. Gleason. Many bankruptcy attorneys are happy with the additional money they get from creditors who violate the stay.

Just how exactly does Probate code 6402.5 work?

To get to this section the decedent needs to have no estate plan and no children and die soon enough after the predeceased spouse. In 35 years of...

Can the surviving spouse change provisions of the exemption trust?

It depends on the terms of the trust. Some allow the surviving spouse to make changes to the distribution percentages (e.g. from equally to the...

If I have a restraining order that says I cannot be around a person? and that person dies am I allowed at their funeral?

Is your brother also a protected person? The petitioner often is a protected person along with the parent. Read the restraining order to make sure...

TRO Against Destroying Records.

You need a probate litigator. The facts MAY be sufficient to get sanctions for spoilation of evidence.

How long will the courts allow sibling, not named in the trust, to contest and postpone our Moms Living Trust? Its been two yrs.

Ask your attorney to look at Barefoot v Jennings (2018) 27 Cal.App.5th 1 and see if it would apply. Warning. The California Supreme Court now has...

The legislature passed this and the governor signed it. So TOD deeds are legal. There are strict guidelines for the deeds. Some estate planners...