What is best way to add son to fathers deed while still preserving prop 13?

Parent to child transfers are exempt from Prop 13 tax increases. Go to a title company or real estate attorney to have a deed prepared, where the...

Calif and or IL-Probate- My mother past away with a Will in CA giving everything to my Dad her Husband. Except for a farm in IL.

If your mother was a resident of California at the time of her death, probate needs to be opened here. Then, an ancillary probate needs to be...

Someone has already gone to their Probate court hearing and submitted all of the documents why is another court date scheduled?

As attorney Webb indicates, the paperwork you received simply opens the estate up. The executor or personal representative now has duties to...

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When a person dies with a will and trust established does it have to go to probate

It all depends. Usually, if the will and trust were drafted together, then the will is a "pour-over" and it is usually lodged with the court, but...

So long as you are not a conservator, trustee, professional fiduciary or guardian, you can represent yourself in court. It is not easy, however to...

After transferring my husbands trust to a grant deed I am no longer under Proposition 13. The taxes are raising my mortgage.

I'm not quite sure of the fact situation. Your husband owned a house. You placed it in a trust? Did your husband die and did the trust indicate...

My sibling challenge the Trust.

If I understand your facts, you had one sister that challenged the trust. After an evidentiary hearing or mediation, a document was signed where...

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Do I need a litigation lawyer?

The short answer is yes, you need a probate litigator. The "computer" will witnessed by your half-brother and his wife is likely invalid, since...

Jury Instruction re Renovations or Repairs for Tenants?

A bit more information is needed to respond. Are you a landlord claiming that a tenant made renovations that should not have been made; were in...

I reside in california decedant resided in erie county new york probate is open in that state

You need to repost this for probate litigators licensed in New York state. Good luck.