I agree with Mr. Frederick. It's not impossible for you to be able to do this - but it would be extremely challenging. If you're unable to have...

How do I find a deceased person's will in CA? There was an attorney but the estate was never probated.

As Mr. Staub suggests, your best bet might be to contact the bar association in the county where the husband and wife resided. Ask them to send an...

Do heirs have to be informed of assets or bank accounts before the estate is settled

As Ms. Hunter says, if this was a living trust, the beneficiaries have the right to an accounting. If this was a testamentary trust (a trust...

As the other attorneys have said, you can represent yourself. But do you have any idea how to write the petition that needs to be submitted to the...

A spouse (or even the parent of a child over 18 years old) does not have an automatic right to see the medical records. That's why it's so...

Assuming that you need to amend the Judicial Council Form (DE-111), you re-submit the entire form with the word "Amended" handwritten above the...

Who do i contact father died with no known will there is around $50,000 in account

I'm sorry about your father's death. If your father's entire estate (including automobiles, real estate, etc.) was worth less than $150,000 then...

Can a debt collector take my deceased fathers mobile home if he signed the title over to me?

I agree with Ms. Quin. If the title was legally transferred to you before your father's death, the mobile home belongs to you even if you did not...

My deceased parent's (Small Estate) is 95% settled: can I still ask to be appointed executor through California Courts?

You might be able to compel the bank to divulge the name of the beneficiary if you're named executor, but is it really worth the expense and the...

My father (now deceased) lent my boyfriend 200,000 over the years (he signed a open end promisarry note which was not dated)

I agree with Mr. Marshal ... if your boyfriend only signed a promissory note and did not also sign a "deed of trust" (called a "mortgage in other...