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What should I do about my father who is showing clear signs of dementia and his wife has isolated him from all of his children?

Alan's answer | Answered on February 26, 2017

You will need a conservatorship with dementia powers. You will need documentation of what you claim the wife has done. In California, the...

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Combining trust and handwritten will

Alan's answer | Answered on February 26, 2017

Anything that is titled in the trust should be distributed as spelled out in the trust. That should be the house. Anything not in the trust and...

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Can my father file for conservator of the person&estate of my mom if there is divorce pending and a GAL has been appoint-

Alan's answer | Answered on February 25, 2017

The GAL was probably appointed by the family court. It sounds like your mother needs a conservator of the person and estate and the conservator...

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What is the best way to avoid bond for nonresident executor of a Will in Orange County Probate court?

Alan's answer | Answered on February 24, 2017

The Orange County court default position is a bond for the out of state executor. You could have the alternate resent executor become the...

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My grandmother died without a will, her only living child is my father. Is not imterested in estate he is willing to give all

Alan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2017

You need to talk to a probate attorney. First, with your father, determine approximately how large an estate your grandmother had. More than...

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

Alan's answer | Answered on February 23, 2017

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...

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

Alan's answer | Answered on February 22, 2017

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...

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

Alan's answer | Answered on February 22, 2017

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...

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

Alan's answer | Answered on February 21, 2017

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,...

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

Alan's answer | Answered on February 21, 2017

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

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What should I do about my father who is showing clear signs of dementia and his wife has isolated him from all of his children?

Combining trust and handwritten will

Can my father file for conservator of the person&estate of my mom if there is divorce pending and a GAL has been appoint-

What is the best way to avoid bond for nonresident executor of a Will in Orange County Probate court?

My grandmother died without a will, her only living child is my father. Is not imterested in estate he is willing to give all

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

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

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

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

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