How do I find out if I am an adminstrator of an estate?

As the other attorneys said, you are not the administrator until a court appoints you one. Some debt collectors will call everyone they find out...

My mother passed 3 yrs back and my half siblings from her new marriage were named executers of the estate.

You and probably your attorney need to carefully read the will and trust. You also should file a Request for Special Notice so you get everything...

Is there any way, other than divorce or legal separation, to protect my separate assets from any future debts of my spouse?

The inheritance is your separate property. You need to keep it separate to protect it. I recommend that any of your separate bank accounts be at...

I live in California and my father passed away without a will, does his live in girlfriend of ten years have rights to anything?

The girl friend would get whatever she is joint tenant or beneficiary of. If there is a will, she should also get whatever the will says she should...

My relative died insolvent in California. $700 in checking account,no other assets.there is about $2000.00 owed to creditors.

Pay the funeral bills or reimburse those who paid them first. Unless your relative had pre-paid funeral expenses, there will be no money left....

Can a CA estate planning documents (revocable trust, will, health care directive, power of atty) be notarized in AZ?

The Arizona notary can notarize. If the documents include a deed to California real property, make sure the notary clause is the California one....

What can I do if funeral director will not respond to my calls about status of death certificate ?

You can go to the county recorder for the county where she died. Check the web site. to obtain the death certificate.Need to be a near relative,...

A new deed can do that. HOWEVER, because you are not married to her, ti may trigger the lender's "due on sale" clause. You could also prepare an...

My husband passed away, his mother left him, in her Will her home, but my husband never had the property put in his name.

Was your mother in law's will probated? Was the probate completed? Did your husband have a will? Did your mother in law and your husband live in...

Inheritance received by kids - better to invest by petitioning court for a specific investment or to become guardian of estate?

Has the money already been paid out? What does the order say? If the final accounting has not been filed, as to have the money distributed under...

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