What is the percentage of the absent wife of twenty five years or more winning the executive of the husbands estate

It depends on the status of the divorce action, and who filed it. Ordinarily, a surviving spouse has top priority. It doesn't matter whether...

Unless your father writes the will in his own handwriting, it will require two witnesses, just as if the will was typewritten. If you are the...

Do we have to pay credit card debt

The answer is actually a lot more complicated than it might seem. Your father's former attorney no longer has a client. Your father passed away....

It's not typical, but that doesn't mean there is anything wrong with this arrangement. I have clients whose trusts require no maintenance. I...

I was a beneficiary in the trust that my dad and mom had drawn up, my dad passed on and my mom was influenced by sisters to take

There are several issues here. First, you say that your mom took you off the deed. I'm not sure what you mean by that. Are you talking about the...

"Right of survivorship" in a senior community, 2 names on the home are elderly, but rightfully goes to children of 1 per will...

I agree with the other lawyers. I'm only chiming in to offer (I think) a simpler way of understanding this... The rule is that the will can only...

What does 'privity to the party' mean related to res judicata and collateral ?

It sounds to me like your "side" is having problems with technical procedural rules. They can be very confusing. And, you're asking the right...

My mother passed away 9/9/2014 and she has a living trust in Ca. do we need to do ownership transfer or keep it in the trust

The trust must be administered properly. That involves a lot of steps, including notice to heirs and beneficiaries, an accounting, and so forth....

There isn't a simple form for this. Any release would have to be made with full knowledge of the facts and circumstances. There are potential tax...

Why is one person being singled out as the only one with an independent Trustee? How is that different than a free of trust?

An independent trustee can mean lots of things. It does not necessarily mean that the grantor didn't trust the beneficiary. You really have to...