Do I need to serve all 22 people on the Service List for other trust matters, or can I serve only the trustee and counsel?

I agree with the other responders - serve everyone. I'll add that you probably are better served not having a new case number/new judge. It is...

Special needs trust question

An individual cannot simply create their own special needs trust to allow them to receive money and still receive public benefits. A special needs...

May my medi-medi brother be the trustee of irrevocable trust to live in duplex and carry on trust business for life when I die?

A complex issue for sure. It will take more information than you could possibly give in this forum for someone to effectively give you his or her...

Can a wife inherit a single family residence from husband WITHOUT probate if she is not on title and there is no trust or will?

In California the short answer is "no." There is a process for transferring property worth less than $50,000 if 6 months have passed since the...

My father passed away in May and left no will or any instructions as to how you handle his estate.

This could be the case study for the necessity of estate planning during ones life. If your mother had prepared a durable or springing power of...

Estate Assets

Generally there is in fact a huge difference in capital gain from the sale of a real property at the end of one's life versus from a sale of...

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Trust EIN

Without reviewing the trust instrument, this cannot be answered definitively. However, in typical situations that I encounter that sound similar...

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Is there such thing as a: " WILL-TRUSTEE " without a will?

"Weeks later, successor told the court he was the: " WILL-TRUSTEE ". Could that've been a "slip of the tongue"; showing his true knowledge of an...

Trust/estate has ($500,000 value) house and $150,000 cash. Can I pay $250,000 to estate so I can have house as my share?

As answered above, assuming the trust and the beneficiaries allow this, then yes. However, it takes certain finesse to maintain the property tax...

My aunt passed away and left her home in California to me in a will, she never transferred the deed. How can transfer the deed ?

Based on your question, the short answer is that you will need to Petition to administer your aunt's estate in the California County where the home...