How are estate values determined? Assets minus creditors claims? Are bills deducted?

Statutory fees are based on the Inventory and Appraisal plus receipts minus losses. e.g. A person dies with $200,000 in a bank account. That is a...

My father estranged wife owned property, but the title is in her daughter's name, Is he entitled to anything?

How long ago was the Harbor City home refinanced by the wife? How did she refinance it without your father's signature? Did she forge his...

Is it possible for a POA executed in California, to expire only in Ca, but be valid in other states?

It is strange to have a POA with an expiration date. Sometimes they have a date for HIPAA or IRS reasons. I use a date many years in the future...

Notary does nothing, though the notary's signature could be considered the signature of a witness. Is the will entirely in his own handwriting or...

Need a power of attorney for my dad's well being and medical decisions

Does dad still have capacity? If so, then you want an immediately effective Durable Power of Attorney and an Advance Health Care Directive. If...

Are notarized notes, gifting items such as a car, legal if the gifter is suffering from dementia?

You need to consider a conservatorship for mom. You should have an attorney help you with the conservatorship. As part of the process, your...

The notice is to the beneficiaries that they have 120 days to contest the trust. Unless there are large enough assets outside the trust, there...

If I am an executor of an estate but my brother is a co owner of a house, who has the final say over the sale of the house?

Mississippi law will govern. In California, you could sell 1/2 the house. But, who would buy one-half of a house without a large discount? Also,...

Anyone who knows that the first to die is dead can sign the Affidavit of death of a Joint Tenant. Getting the property int the trust will require...

What rights does a power of attorney/benificary have regarding apartment rentals after death?? Can the owner lock me out

Your POA ended the moment your brother died. The power to deal with his property is now with his "persona representative. You may need to do a...