Will I be responsible for my fathers assisted living cost even though I signed the responsible person at his admission.

Usually no. There may be some unscrupulous operators there who trick people into personally guaranteeing the debt. You are only liable for a...

What are my rights?

As others have answered, and many judges have said:"There is no executor until the court appoints one." If you think the aunt will not do a good...

How will becoming my special needs sons legal guardian effect income and child support

You want a limited conservatorship. I presume your son received assistance from Regional Center. They will have to provide a report to the...

How can I obtain a copy of the records of procedures and medication from Hospice when my mother was in their "care" ?

You would need a court case number to subpoena the records. Talk to an elder law attorney who has experience with wrongful death/personal injury...

Will a continence be granted guaranteed on a probate case

Have you checked the probate notes? If the notes are not cleared, the matter will be continued or taken off calendar. If it just has JTD or Judge...

Can I assume "Next of Kin" if my mother does not want to handle any part of her brother's estate?

If the the gross value of the estate is less than $150,000, you can use the small estate procedure. If Uncle owned a home (other than a mobile...

Can the exwife claim ownweship to property after abandoning items in ex's home for 15 years; now that exhusband died

You really needed assistance when you agreed about the Corvette. A complete release should have been signed then. There was a divorce. She is not...

My husband passed away. Do I his wife of 17 years get to keep the gifts from him and gifts from our wedding?

Gifts to you are your separate property. In addition, you keep at least ½ of the community property. If no will, you get all of the community...

How long does it take to get final papers from the LA court

LA and OC take at least 2 weeks to review the orders and for the judge to sign them. Then they are scanned. That can take as week or two. In LA the...

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In California, when the estate is less than $150,000 (no probate), you must wait 40d to transfer property.

The 40 days is in the probate code. It was probably put in there to allow time to find the decedent's assets and determine if a regular probate was...