Who is the rightful heir?

I agree with Ms. James. The relevant Probate Code Sections are 6400-6414.

If you sell a residence and buy a new house, do you need a new trust for the new house purchased?

She should not need a "new" trust, although she may need to update or administer her old one. If she wants the new home to be subject to the terms...

Filling a Will when someone dies.

The will should be lodged with the county court whether or not a living trust was drafted. When you say that the "estate" is worth $500k and all...

Any one sibling can hire an attorney without the consent of the other. If your sibling hired the probate attorney to open probate and petition the...

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Executorship and personal and property tax questions

Check with the probate court, b/c if she had a will, she should have lodged it with the county. Wills are public so even if she didn't open...