Does a person who inherite a home have to prove they can afford the payments

If the house was in your parents' names (as opposed to in the name of a living trust), then if it is worth more than $150,000 you will need to...

Executors mishandling of probate in Calfornia

No, once probate closes it will be too late - as part of the petition for final distribution the executor will ask the Court to "ratify, confirm,...

As long as your mother is alive, all of the houses are hers. You are a tenant (whether you're paying rent or not). Tenants can be evicted, but...

Who costs more, an atty for the estate or an atty for the trustee?

In California an executor would be entitled to $9,000 as "fees for ordinary services" in a probate. If the executor performed any "extraordinary"...

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Close of probate?

As Ms. Hause and Mr. Weinstein already said, it sounds like the Court has granted an Order of Final Distribution and that the only thing left is to...

Is a girlfiend who was living as tenants in common liable for the medical bills of her boyfriend who passed away?

I agree with the other 2 attorneys. The girlfriend would not be liable to pay her boyfriend's bills absent some sort of explicit agreement between...

A lawyer who is also a LLC was the administration of the estate with limited authority can he charge the estate by thehour as

Under the California probate code if an attorney is the administrator of the estate, he can charge fees for acting as either the administrator or...

Can a beneficiary of a living trust be appointed as the administration of the trust to short sale a property in a trust in CA

This appears to be a duplicate of a previous question. As stated before, the son (or someone) will need to be appointed as "successor trustee". ...

Can a beneficiary of a living trust be appointed as the administration of the trust to short sale a property in a trust in CA

It's possible that you can have the son appointed as the successor trustee by the probate court in 3 or 4 days by submitting an "ex parte" petition...

How do I add a joint tennant to a property in a Ca. living trust?

John is absolutely right. You do not need to be a joint tenant in order to take advantage of the parent-child property tax exclusion. There are...