When and how can a Will be contested due to untimely filing?

California probate code section 8226(c) provides: "If the proponent of a will has received notice of a petition for probate or a petition for...

We are an childless elderly couple wanting to name a non family member as our next of kin. Is there a document for this?

It sounds like what you want to do is have these people act as your "agents" or your "attorneys in fact" under a "durable power of attorney" for...

I would like to take over as POA for my deceased father inlaws estate

A power of attorney is only valid while the person who gives it (the "principal") is alive. Your deceased father-in-law would have to sign the...

Is the house paid for?

Why would "someone" think that the house would be paid for? Obviously, you have the good sense to know that that makes no sense - a loan wouldn't...

My father died pennyless, on Medicaid, no home, no assets. Do I need to probate his will?

I'm sorry about your father's death. If he had no assets, you might not need to file a probate proceeding (you would not need to in California,...

This isn't a situation where there is a standard form ... you might be able to adapt other forms to fit your situation, but the declaration is...

Does the durable power of attorney have to be present when the granter tranfers deeds?

If your grandmother is "legally competent", she doesn't lose the right to make her own decisions just because she's given someone her power of...

Which choice to form S Corporation or LLC for property management?

The questions you are asking are too important to decide based on incomplete information and advice you can get on a forum like this. Retain a...

How can I cancel an irrevocable trust?

Ordinarily only your wife's portion of the trust would become irrevocable at her death ... so you would retain the right to change the...

You appear to be mixing apples and oranges. A will is witnessed; usually a trust is notarized. This sounds like it was a "do-it-yourself"...

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