Brea is in Orange County. You want an Orange County estate planning lawyer. Its not a large enough estate to attract someone from a great...

This sounds familiar . . . perhaps the same poster. Regardless, the rules of professional conduct require an attorney not abandon a client. But if...

Judges often get letters from various people complaining about lawyers. They have heard it all. But they will not act sua sponte (on their own,...

How long after a Creditor's claim is filed in a probate case should the attorney provide the funds to a beneficiary?

Need more facts. It is not clear whether you are being reimbursed at the conclusion of the probate or during administration. Further, it is not...

What exactly are the duties of "Executor of a will" ? What CAN they do?

Its sometimes disconcerting for non-executor siblings to deal with the lack of control you experience when one sibling just takes on a probate as...

Deed not properly distributed during probate 5 years ago

If the name was changed in violation of a Court Order (for example a Probate Order on Final Distribution), then you would have a claim, probably...

Live in Calif, my mom passed away with no will. Mobile home is paid off. Do I have to list it in the small estates affidavit?

The State agency that registers and tracks title to mobile homes - the Department of Community Housing and Resources - should be consulted. They...

How much does an attorney charge for a probate case in which you want to petition the court to be included in the proceedings

Christine James has provided the rough answer. But let me weigh in on one point - you probably don't want to begin your conversation with a...

Does this probate typo matter in long run?

I am not sure I fully agree with my colleagues on this. If the grandchildren are minors, and they are also heirs, then the Order on Distribution...

In reference to a probate matter: My Aunt passed away and did not have a will, her estate is going through probate.

This is an all-too-familiar scenario. I concur that you will have a conflict of interest with your creditor's claim; however you can still ask to...

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