Unless there is real property, you only need limited authority. Some judges will give you only limited power unless there is real property.

1. A gift to your sister will trigger a reappraisal of the property for property tax purposes. 2. The Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act...

You need a litigation attorney to help you. You will need to do discovery. You should depose the witnesses of the will, the son, and perhaps other...

In the US, powers of attorney end the moment the principal dies. Without a trust, someone will have to probate your mother's estate. Do all of...

You will probably need two attorneys. The problem is that Probate has local rules and forms. So, a probate attorney in southern California will not...

Hire an Orange County probate attorney and start the probate. OC does not require a death certificate to start a probate.

Your son's estate goes to his parent or parents under California intestacy law (Probate Code 6402 (b)and what you wrote. Since he died well after...

A quitclaim transfers whatever interest the signer has at the moment of execution of the quitclaim deed to the recipient. So, you must sit down...

Yes. While having a separate estate plan for one spouse is unusual, it does happen. It happens in situations like yours, where one spouse wants to...

The general rule is that if you have real property, minor children, or children who should not receive their inheritance when you die, you need a...