Will anything that was willed to my adult kids be assessed for value and that amt be deducted from my 1/3 of the estate?

Was the statement giving the piano to your daughter in your mother's own handwriting "dated and signed." If so, it can be read as a holographic...

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What are my legal rights as a stepchild/ caregiver

Adding to the other answers. If not adopted by your stepmother, would she have adopted you "but for a legal barrier." If so, you would be treated...

Double check your math and make sure the property is underwater and that you cannot make a profit by fixing it up and feeling it or the profit is...

Which Notice form is required to be used in giving notice of a Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property?

You use 121 for the first hearing in a probate. But, you do not have a probate. therefore, De 120 is the right form. DE 120 and its conservatorship...

You need to see a probate attorney and plot out who is where in relation to the decedent. If, as the attorney from Connecticut pointed out, there...

What hope do I have helping my grandmother?

How far has the process gone? When is the foreclosure sale scheduled? If she has capacity, there is little you can do except recommend she hire a...

1. What province in Canada? Like the US, probate laws are going to vary from Province to Province. 2. Does the company have a presence in the US?...

There is no executor until the court appoints one. And, there is no executor if there is no will. This situation happens all the time when assets...

Do we have any recourse in the state of CA? Can we stop him?

Your attorney should be helping you. Among other things that could be don a Lis Pendens on the properties, a suit to remove "son" an ex-parte...

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How do I leave money to my minor child?

You need a trust. Retain an estate planning attorney. You need to consider using a corporate trustee, like First American Trust, Farmer's and...