If you are a public school teacher, your retirement is through CalSTRS. You have about 5 choices in how your retirement is paid. One of the choices...

To add to Ms. Routledge's answer. What is the purpose of the irrevocable trust? If to avoid estate taxes and the estate is not large enough to...

Unsigned wills and trusts could show your ex-husband's intent. Or they can just be drafts that he was going to modify. I have had clients go with...

You may have to pull permits for some of the work. The tax assessor will be notified. Anything you do that increases the property's value may...

A real estate agent will probably screw things up. You need an attorney who can do Trust administration and who may need to represent you in a...

The bank account was probably a joint account. It became yours when Dad died. The checks are a different matter. They should go to you and your...

You need at least one attorney, maybe three. Start by taking what you have to an estate litigation attorney. If the jail time has not been too...

From what you wrote, the property was not in your parent's trust. Hire an attorney to review the deed. If it is a Joint tenancy, you need to...

The non-profit should be a corporation. You need to retain a corporation attorney to go over the articles of incorporation and by-laws.

To add to Ms. Routledge's answer. The only way the lease does not continue is if the property is foreclosed upon or the owner or tenant files for...