Los Altos, CA
Estate planning Lawyer at Los Altos, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate ... +3 more
In most states no one has the right to inherit anything from anyone if they have a will (or a trust) that leaves their assets to someone else. But...
You've probably waited too long to do anything, but you should check with a probate litigator to be sure. The courts do not look favorably on...
In California a lawyer is prohibited from collecting ANY fees until there is an order from the probate court allowing them ... a lawyer cannot take...
If this were California, you would file a "personal representative's deed" that shows you, as the executor of the estate, are transferring the...
It would be an extremely poor idea. Technically, anyone can notarize someone else's signature, but notaries are cautioned against notarizing...
There are several tax issues here: property taxes (Prop. 13), income taxes (capital gains) and estate taxes. For property tax purposes, you can...
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No, the adoption does not end with your father's death. His adopted child would become a beneficiary of your grandmother's estate unless her will...
Sorry to burst your bubble, but just because an attorney is involved in settling the estate doesn't mean that a dishonest executor can't rip it...
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It's difficult to say. It really doesn't matter what state a person was born in. What's important is what state they lived in (resided in vs....
In order to answer your question, it's necessary to know how your mother holds title to her share of the property. Are you and she "joint...