Los Altos, CA
Estate planning Lawyer at Los Altos, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate ... +3 more
The California probate code states that the executor is entitled to a fee. At the beginning of a probate case, executors have told me that they...
If the bank account plus other assets that were not in the name of the trust are worth less than $150,000 then your mother can file a "small...
It is common for a conservator to have the authority to hire people to assist him/her. Having assistance would not be grounds for removal unless...
Filing the will with the probate court does nothing to initiate the probate; it merely fulfills a state requirement that a will be "lodged" with...
I agree with the other two attorneys. But assuming this is a real question, the place to start is to look at what the will says about survivorship...
If the trust has become irrevocable (usually that occurs when the person who created it dies, unless the trust was made irrevocable at the time it...
I agree with Messrs. Frederick & Murphy. If there's a beneficiary designation, the property goes directly to the beneficiary; it does not pass...
Mr. Johnson's answer is correct for non-community property assets, but community property is entitled to a "double step up" in cost basis. If it...
Your question doesn't really provide a lot of information to go on. Was the house held in the name of a trust? Why do you have to split the money...
As Mr. Murillo says, if the trust gives your stepmother 2 years to move, then she has 2 years. Sometimes a trust will have other provisions,...