How much can a person in a nursing home gift to children each year

Unless you are concerned about medicaid issues or some other issue that you haven't mentioned, anyone can gift $13,000 to as many people as s/he...

How long can probating an estate be drawn out?

You can certainly begin a probate proceeding while the investigation is pending. What will most likely happen is that the stepson will file an...

How to put deed in my name without probate

Unless the state in which your parents lived has a specific procedure for putting the property in your names without probate (for example, a small...

Is Power of Attorney required to be filed with the Court?

If your mother lives in California, there is no requirement that the power of attorney be filed with the Court. If she lives in a different state,...

Trust inheritance

I disagree with Mr. Fink in one respect. If the properties are located in California, you need to make sure you do this transaction properly or...

Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property Estates Under $100k in Calif- how much real property can be included?

Mr. Lockhart is correct. There are two different procedures. If the real estate is worth more than $20K but less than $100K (including all other...

The deceased sibling's grandchild would be his "issue". "Issue" does not mean children; it means decendants of any degree. So if the deceased...

My father past away 6 years ago. Can his trust be modified after his death?

As a practical matter the only way a "no contest" clause is enforced is if someone complains to the Court. So if everyone is in agreement on a...

In the state of Califonia is the estate suppose to request probating of the deceased estate if it is < 100,000?

Your question is not very clear, but if I understand it correctly, you are saying that most of the assets either passed directly with POD/TOD...

Failure to probate Grandma's estate; can I petition the court to inherit Grandma's property on behalf of my mother's estate?

I'm sorry about your mother's death. It sounds like the first thing you need to do is find out for sure who owns the mobile home. You say that...