The final accounting needs court approval and the order singed before the fiduciary gets paid and the heirs get their inheritance. Check the...

I need a lawyer to help contest a will. In Southern California

Unlikely. To contest a will is very difficult and expensive. What would the heir receive if there were no will? Is there an older will that may...

The problem with joint tenancy, especially with people from the same generation, is that your deaths may be close together. ALSO, if the survivor...

Will my mother in laws house go into probate

If she does not own the house, it is not part of her estate. HOWEVER, depending on how long before death she transfers the house, creditors may...

What about the TOD?

You would write and record two revocable transfer on death deeds to pass the house to your children (one for each of you). If nothing changes,...

Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge date delayed 3 years due to bogus adversary preceding - buy a home before 2 year requirement?

Talk to multiple lenders/brokers. Be sure to have documentation as to why the discharge took so long. You may have to go with a higher interest...

Probate - Notice of Proposed Action for Preliminary Distribution

Preliminary distribuito is not a proposed action, so that form does not work. Has the motion for preliminary distribution already been filed?...

Executor or legal representative?

A small estate affidavit should work. It should be signed by all of mom's children. If the other side does not accept it, you will need to open a...

California changed its law. The signature of an heir no longer makes the will invalid. HOWEVER, the heir who singed gets no more than her intestate...

My father, in 1992 was supposed to retire, but died 10 days before. Is mother supposed to be notified about his retirementcheck?

The USS Cape Cod was a destroyer tender. When your father died, his wife would be entitled to survivor benefits as specified by the law in effect n...