You may also want to notify your aunt of the newer will and see if she will straighten the matter out herself.

You obviously know this doesn't sound right. You need to contact a local attorney ASAP.

As the executor of an estate can anyone else request appraisals of properties in the trust with out my knowledge and approval?

And many realtors pull up free comps as a good will gesture. There is no over-stepping bounds unless someone signs a contract that you should sign.

In general, if you use community property assets - money earned while married (your earning) - to pay expenses for a separate property asset (your...

If you and your siblings are joint and equal beneficiaries of your father's house then you are a 1/5 owner and I believe you may have rights of...

Can lenders sue a solvent estate in probate if an estate rental property is foreclosed on and sold for a loss by the lender?

California considers a mobile home to be personal property, not real property. So just like a car dealer can foreclose, repossess and try to...

My mom died her live in boyfriend who was her care giver took her name of the deed and put his name on it

California law is hard on care-givers who take advantage of their patients, especially when it comes to estate planning and property rights. ...

I agree that your uncle may have been taken advantage of by the lady friend but you need to consult with an attorney who works with financial elder...

It is possible that your parents did not transfer title of that brokerage account to their trust and your mother still held it in her individual...

Is it appropriate for a person, who is an attorney by trade, and is named successor trustee of an estate to bill the estate as a

It depends upon what the trust says. If the trust allows compensation as you describe, then it's allowed, If the trust is silent, then the rules...