Your father needs an estate planning attorney. If he owns real property, a trust is probably the best way to do things. The Transfer on Death deed...

If your father's proratable estate has a gross value of less than $150,000, excluding vehicles with California license plates and boats with CF...

Sure. It could be challenged. When capacity may be an issue, I suggest they get a Capacity Declaration completed by a physician. The judicial...

Do you have to have a lawyer and go through probate (and its many fees) if it is a small estate (no real estate, minimal assets)

If the gross value is less than $150,000 and that calculation excludes vehicles with California license plates and boats with CF numbers, use the...

Whoever has the original will is supposed to file it with the court within 30 days. If they do not, any other interested person can file a motion...

Can I get guardianship?

Find a local attorney who handles guardianships. That person will be able to advise you abut the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a...

Start by contacting an attorney in the county where grandmother lived to check and see if a probate was ever filed. Check on title to the real...

To add to the other answers. The trustee has to follow the trust. The first step would be to send you a copy of the trust and a 16061.7...

What is earliest date a party could petition court to increase alimony or child support based on other party getting inheritance

The inheritance is the separate property of the heir. If the couple were still married, the spouse and children would have no right to any part of...

In CA, my husband has a trust. I have no access to his trust. Will i have to pay any debts when dies?

For advance planning, obtain a certified copy of the marriage certificate to show the kids when the time comes.