Los Altos, CA
Estate planning Lawyer at Los Altos, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate ... +3 more
Without knowing how complex the estate is, whether estate taxes are owed, whether all past income tax returns have been filed, etc., it is...
If the pictures are that important to you (and I certainly understand how they might be) and you fear that the executor will not share them, you...
You can initiate a probate proceeding yourself, but it might be a waste of your money ... the court filing fee is approximately $375 and you will...
Without reading the trust document, it's impossible to say whether your creditors take the home or not. You say there was a spendthrift provision,...
You need to consult an attorney in the state where your father lived (preferably in the same county). As a general rule, no federal estate taxes...
You would need to ask your step mother why she sent you a $1 check. If I were to guess (and it's only a guess), I would surmise that your father...
Unfortunately, there is no requirement that wills be recorded anywhere before a person dies. Sometimes I receive email blasts from the local bar...
What is the probate question? I presume that the offshore bank account is part of a trust and that the trust specifies who the beneficiaries are. ...
It appears that estate administration is handled through various superior courts in North Carolina - see: ...
In many states if a new will is not prepared after a person marries, the new spouse is treated as having been accidentally forgotten (the legal...