How do I dissolve a Surviving Spouse Trust which contains a house only and put the house in my name?

If your mother has also passed away, and your are the beneficiary of the Survivor's Trust, AND if the trust provided that the home was to be...

Probate Code Section 16061.7 requires that the trustee of a decedent's trust provide a copy of the trust to all legal heirs and beneficiaries...

If your oldest daughter is an adult (over the age of 18 years), she may petition the court for custody of the minor children. The court will have...

Can i get a living trust that gives all my estate goes to a friend but such that his wife has no claim to any of it

In California, assets received through an inheritance are considered that individual's sole and separate property. Gifting your estate to your...

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My mother just passed away and left my sister and me two houses and money . How do we begin the acquisition of assets? It's splt

I agree with the other attorneys that you first need to determine whether a trust existed or whether a probate would be required. If your mother...

Wife has insurance settlement in Special Needs Trust that states specific items trustee may pay. Will husband lose his SSI

If the special needs trust was prepared for the sole benefit of Wife, and Husband is not named as a beneficiary, then husband should not lose his...

Most assets without beneficiary designations should be in trust -- this allows your family to avoid probate and a smooth administration of the...

My parents have both passed away. They had a trust. In the trust I am to get my home.

Property is sometimes titled jointly between the trust and other individual owners, as in your case. The way you've described it, it seems that...

The trust document typically dictates what an appropriate fee may be, and whether a fee is permissible at all. Most of the time, the trust document...

A 645 election is usually a helpful tool in deferring the payment of income taxes. However, if your mother died recently and the asset received a...

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