My mother just passed with no will, I am only child. My father deserted us 30 years when I was a minor. Her pension?

You need a probate attorney to help you with this. The first step is to make sure you would get something if your father died or tried to assign...

I'm an executor and need to file application for bond. How long will it take for my application to be accepted?

Bond Services seems to handle it within a couple of business days. They will also take the letters to the court along with the bond and get the...

Do lawyers in California charge processing fees to execute a will?

I ask for $1000 up front to start a probate. That covers the filing fee and the fee to publish notice with less than $100 left over. There will be...

Can the appointed person with advance directive rights legally refuse to turn deceased persons ashes over to family.

Did mom give this person an advance health care directive giving her the power to dispose of your mother's remains and what to do with them? If so,...

How I do find that my mother ever claimied SS benefits? I think my mother was a victim of elder abuse. Where I start?

Check with social security about what your mother received. Petition court to become administrator (executor if there was a will). After...

This is a real estate question. What is the real problem? Is this a single family home, rental property, or commercial property. Single family...

I listed an incorrect newspaper in a probate petition for Riverside County, how can I correct the issue?

Find the right newspaper and publish in it. Then, file a supplement to your petition to show the newspaper you are publishing in. You may want to...

If I ask for my Attorney to set up arbitration to settle a case. he refuses to set up an arbitrator and does not give a reason?

If the attorney is not talking to your sister, she needs a new attorney. The courts often order arbitration, mediation, or a Settlement...

What should I do. my sister filed a wrongful death elder abuse case on behalf of my deceased mother against a rehab nursing home

1. If the attorney is not talking to your sister, she needs to get a new attorney. 2. Any settlement has to result in no one able to sue the...

1. review the pOA to make sure it gives you the power to open a bank account. If it is the statutory durable power of attorney, the bank will...