I want to know if my grandma left me anything when she died?

Did grandmother have a will? If so, did it mention the gift to you and your brother? If no will or the gift is not mentioned in the will, the only...

How does a reverse mortgage work if my grandmother passed away and she had no will? Her son my father passed away in 1990.

If there is equity in the house, start the probate. The reverse mortgage company will want payment within 1 year or less. If no payment, they will...

Can I dispose of personal belongings before probate ends?

Should be no problem. Most people's personal property is of nominal value. The exception is grand pianos, grandfather clocks, and items from Hermes...

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Does the lien against my father's house pass on to his wife and heirs that are NOT part of the lawsuit?

IF the house was held as joint tenants and the lien was against your father's portion alone, it MAY have gone away when father died. The case law...

Community property with right of survivorship is better than joint tenancy. HOWEVER, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best, that is choosing a 3...

What type of adoption was it? If step parent adoption, yes. If a traditional at birth adoption with new mom and dad, the legal theory of...

You can change your name to almost anything you want to. Limits are when you take the name of a famous person. There are also examples, mostly...

If your still married, and your husband passed away, can a family member fight for the Dead body?

1. Yes they an fight about it. BUT, absent a different instruction in an Advance Health Care Directive the surviving spouse has priority. 2. Any...

I need a probate attorney to save me and Mom's house back again away from stay conservator?

Is mom alive? If so conservatorship can only be ended if mom has regained capacity. If dead, a final accounting in the conservatorship and a...

Inheritance is separate property and, in California, the income from separate property is separate property. BUT, the recipient can turn the income...