Trust executed 2005. Named STrtee/Sole Benef only child of grantor. Grantor demise 2008. Trust not administered. See details

If all named successor trustees are unable or unwilling to serve, then whatever method specified in the trust for filling the vacancy should be...

Inheritance

No. The home is your parents' and neither you nor your quarreling siblings have any right to it. If your parents want to make things simpler,...

I am an AVVO attorney and have a Probate question. I practice personal injury law so I don't know the answer.

The dispute can be resolved in either Probate Court or civil court. And, the probate court can transfer the matter to civil, especially if a...

Revocable trust in California , can it be contested and involve litigation? Isn't that the purpose of a trust? To avoid this?

The trustee and executor's duties are to follow the terms of the trust and the will. If there are legal challenges to those instruments, or claims...

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Can I amend my living trust before my divorce is final?

You can revoke your trust, but you cannot transfer the assets to a new trust. You can, however, prepare a new will. You can have a new trust...

Written consent is the best approach, although the writing itself can be very simple. Often however, there are contingent remainder beneficiaries...

Trust administration in California

If you are the presently-serving trustee, you should be administering the trust according to its terms right now, presumably using the trust assets...

California law requires notice to be provided to the persons named in the trust and will, as well as to the decedent's heirs at law. This is to...

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There is no specific form. How you resign as trustee may be dictated by the terms of the trust. Most trusts have provisions for how a successor...

At the end of the probate process and when Final distribution is filed how does the probate attorney get paid??

The attorney for the executor is paid from estate assets, typically at the time of the petition for final distribution. The amount of the...