I need to create a living trust but wondering if I can do it through legalzoom.com or if you do not recommend it.

Well, this may not be the most unbiased forum to pose this question. Although there are many things in the law that a layperson can handle, making...

The first place to look is the trust document itself . . . if the daughter is named as successor behind Mom, Mom can simply resign and it will put...

I was a beneficiary in my grandmother's trust. I was not mailed any documents in a probate proceeding. Were my rights violated?

If you are indeed named as a beneficiary in a Trust, the Trustee is required to give you notice of the trust administration -- advising you of...

Order of documents for probate attachments

The easiest thing to do is to attach them in the order they are listed in the petition form -- if items 3 and 8 each needs an attachment, make them...

You didn't say whether or not your husband had any estate planning in place at the time of his death, or whether the two of you entered into any...

Can my brothers and I cash our checks from my grandfather's estate if we will later dispute the amount?

In order for a to properly carry out all his/her duties as trustee after death, there is a fairly long laundry list of things that need to be taken...

I am trustee of my deceased grandmas estate. Do I own her file?

Under California law, the attorney-client privilege held by the client passes to the administrator upon death. You might have to institute some...

No property listed in will, is there anything I can do to try and get the condo awared to me? I do not intend to sell it.

When you say the condo "was not listed" in the trust/will, do you mean to say that title is still in your grandmother's name individually, or that...

I lack the resources to continue caring for my elderly mother.

Neither you or your brother have any liability (in terms of being financially responsible) for your mother. However, she obviously has care needs...

You absolutely do not need to probate this estate, or file anything with the court. You can present the affidavit to both the bank and the DMV (in...