Do I not have POA as well since I'm the eldest of the children?

1. Except for the power to make post-death arrangements in an Advance Health Care Directive, a POA expires when the principal expires. 2. You...

Unless you have a POA or are on an account, you cannot be taking your mother's money. Time to contact Adult Protective Services. If your mother...

What would I need to file in order to expedite closing my dads estate in Calif. due to pre-foreclosure of his Reverse Mortgage?

You need to work with a probate attorney to make sure things are done right and your brother keeps your father's property tax value. Higher...

I found out last week that a piece of real estate that was left to me (40 years ago) was falsely taken from me, what can i do?

The facts as given do not make sense. If probate was started in 1978, it should have been completed in the early 80s. An affidavit of death in...

How do I object to a "Notice of Motion and Stipulation" to characterize the estate?

You will need to file a formal written objection specifying what is wrong wth the "Motion and Stipulation." Does the characterization of the...

Recourse for withholding a will & personal effects

You can require the widow to deposit the will with the court. After it is filed, you can read it and determine what to do. You also need to...

How do I find addresses to give creditors notice in probate case?

If you have the credit card statement, you want to send it to the "correspondence address." It is often on the back of the statement. If they do...

If money has been disbursed legally with the help of an estate attorney through the courts but a final accounting is never filed

This is a probate of your uncles estate? The attorney fees would require court approval and, unless there is extra work to be done, will be per the...

It implies that there is to be a co-conservator. In a limited conservatorship, mom and dad and often, adult children are the conservators. One is...

Mom's lawyer demanded an accounting from me , the Trustee of her Trust. Now I have to answer to him.

As trustee, you should be providing accounting annually to all current beneficiaries.My thoughts are they should be completed at the same time as...