My 17 year old son received a large settlement. Can we prevent him from getting it before he is 21?

The court may have jurisdiction over this case if a minor’s settlement was approved and a Guardianship established due to the size of the recovery...

Normally in California you witness the will, and notarize the Revocable Living Trust. If your mother had a trust basic estate plan then the assets...

Where and who does one turn to, to report elder abuse when the perpetrators are the ..

If you feel that adult protective service and/or the public guardian are not doing the appropriate things for your mother, then you need to be her...

Is it to late for probate.

The two previous answers give you most of the information about your rights. My recommendation would be to find a good trust and estate litigator...

Do I need to have a DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY notarized by a notary?

A durable power of attorney for financial matters in California has to be notarized. As Gary stated in California legal document for health care is...

What is the current "Look Back" period for Medi-Cal recovery?

Joel made several great points on the changes occurring to the California Medi-Cal rules and procedures some of which are putting different limits...

California has a small estates procedure in the California Probate Code 13100 et sec. California Probate Code Section 13100 states as...

Irrevocable trust beneficiary rights

As both David and Christopher mentioned the California Probate Code section 16061 states you are entitled to a report but not an accounting. The...

In a Chap 7 bankruptcy in CA, if you take the homestead exemption, is there a time frame in which you have to buy a residence?

If a property was sold in or just before a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy petition then you have a specific time in which to buy to residence or the...

Buy-Sell Agreement

Normally if the only shareholders are husband and wife and the stock has been transfers or assigned to a revocable living trust then disposition in...