Can an only child NOT inherit the estate of his mother?
Without reading the will and having more information, it's difficult to answer your question. Your local county bar association probably has a...
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Without reading the will and having more information, it's difficult to answer your question. Your local county bar association probably has a...
What is your purpose in writing a trust by hand? What are you trying to accomplish? The information that needs to be included in a trust depends,...
I'm sorry about your father's death. I have a couple of questions: Is the bank account held in the name of the trust (that is, if you look at...
I'm sorry about your stepmother's death. If everything was in our father's name (or if your father and stepmother owned the assets as "joint...
Yes, these things are part of the estate. If your mother had a will, it most likely specifies that certain items are supposed to be distributed to...
If the state has a Medi-Cal lien on the property, the executor may have no choice but to force its sale. However, I do not agree with Mr. Fink...
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Yes, they can. They can go to court and request a "partition sale" of the property. That will either force you to buy them out or force the sale...
If I am reading your question correctly, it sounds like the person from whom you would inherit the house has not died yet, correct? If that is so,...
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Yes, if you and your sister are the only surviving "issue" and there is no spouse, you would split the estate between you. But if you have a...
If your father died without a will, then all of the siblings inherit equally. If he had a will leaving all (or a "disproportionate" share) of the...