Did anyone take care of the funeral? For the will, go to the website of the court located in the county where your father lived. Look to see if...

Probate

Go through his mail for bank statements to locate assets. Did he own real property? For you to receive a meaningful answer I suggest you try to...

A step child has no inheritance rights. Maybe the biological child, step child and stepfather can have some kind of discussion on where the...

Living Trust, Can the Trustee authorize changes in trust administration

I am assuming the person who created the trust has died. If the trust specifies who is which house, the answer is no switching. The trustee...

Closing of trust

You need to verify how the house is titled. Is it owned by the trust, or in your mother's name only? You can go to the Los Angeles County...

My father is deceased and left a will. Can my stepmother change my fathers will?

She cannot change your father's Will. But if your father left his assets to your stepmother, she can do what she wants with his assets.

Am I liable for any taxes due on interest earned from any estate accts that were not closed after our probate has been closed?

When you file the tax return have the income of your sibling executor distributed/attributed to him. He is in effect the owner. (You will need to...

My dad just passed away and my siblings are in control of his estate. do I being his son have any legal right to his estate?

If there is a trust, you have the right to a copy of the trust. You can then access where you stand. If no trust but a Will, the Will should be...