IN 2013 MAY , MY GRANDMOTHER GIFTED HER HOME TO HER TWO DAUGHTERS , IN DECEMBER 2013 SHE PASSED.

The lawsuit is going to require the testimony of her treating physician(s), caregivers, and medical experts-at least one for each side. The...

California probate court

Orange county probate judges usually provide a tentative ruling. Check the web site. Sometimes it may not get to the web site until very shortly...

One of the questions on the confidential conservator screening form is has the proposed conservator filed for bankruptcy. Giving the probate court...

Is there a time limit to file for probate?

No time limit. I just started one where the family did not find out about the death until a year had passed. I also recently completed one where...

What arrangements does parent need to make with mortgage lender and in her estate plan so her son can retain low rate?

Under federal law, the bank has to let you assume the mortgage if you inherit the home from mom. HOWEVER, if you fail to pay, they can foreclose.

Divorce: what happens in a case where spouse's father who has gifted him wealth but spouse plays bankrupt and father dies?

Father is rich, son looks rich (because of the father). The son inherits according to the estate plan of the father. If father knows that son does...

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Is there any State that allows you not to show up to court in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy?

1. Bankruptcy is federal not state, the rules do not change from state to state. Who is going to check to see if a warrant is out for your...

My father passed in 2012 n I recently received a letter from an insurance company looking for a family member what do I do?

In almost all cases, the beneficiary designation the insurance company has governs. Exceptions tend to be where the change was provided to the...

I am in Probate for a real property left by the deceased who died intestate.

The other answers missed the property tax implications. If you want the house and do not want an increase in property taxes, You need to have the...

What is the definition of an incompetent person under Probate Code Calif?

If under a conservatorship, the person may or may not retain the right to vote. Any change in a conservatee's estate plan will have to be approved...