How can we change ownership of my father's house to my mother if he has abandoned our family?

Step one is to determine if there is enough equity in the home to merit a divorce proceeding to save it. Step two is to determine if a refinance...

What do I do?

You need a probate/estate administration attorney in the Los Angeles area t help you. If there is a probate, you should have received...

How do i remove my parents" (both deceased) from our tenants in common owned condo?

To add to the answers of the other attorneys. If title was in joint tenancy, transfer is relatively easy requiring Affidavits of Death of Joint...

When is a recorded durable power of attorney useful?

A Power of Attorney should be set up so it van be recorded. They are generally only recorded when a real estate transaction is involved. While 2...

I wanna keep my house in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.

Whether you can keep the home in a chapter 7 depends on what it could be sold for. The trustee is looking for money to pay creditors and to make a...

If a will is found naming a different heir after the estate is settled? what would happen to the allready distributed funds?

To add to Mr. Shields's answer. IF a newer will had been found during probate, the finder has a short period of time (days) to present the original...

Debtor files a personal BK13 and he is self employed/contract at client site. Car brks down, can he buy on his biz funds?

Unless the business is a corporation, debtor will need court permission to incur new debt. If the business is a corporation, the corporation MAY be...

Not a good idea. While your facts imply there is no equity for the trustee to gain by selling the house, the transfer would be fraudulent and may...

How can I close my fathers saving accounts in the US?

If there is a wife, she may get the bank accounts or may get a portion of the bank accounts. If the California assets have a gross value of less...

What affirmative defenses are viable to the CA Superior Court (civil case) when the defendant has severe and worsening health?

Your son needs to talk to a bankruptcy attorney. If son actually owes the debt, there are no affirmative defenses.