Because your name is not on the deed, you can’t just “remove his name.” You may be able to do a spousal property petition, or you may need a full...

Everything the daughter is doing is legal. In California, a joint tenant (or their agent, like a conservator) can pull their share out of the joint...

It would be ideal to consult with an attorney, partly so that a neutral third party can testify what your father's wishes are, if anyone contests...

Just having beneficiary designations could potentially be enough, but there can be problems if a beneficiary dies before your parents. A trust has...

Are you able to generally understand legal documents, enough to tell whether the trust gives you a share of the estate? All a Heggstad petition...

No, that generally won't be enough. Absent any mention of "joint tenancy" or even, sometimes, "husband and wife", title is assumed to be tenants in...

Your aunt was very much within her rights to move your mother and sign the agreement at the facility, since she believed she still had power of...

I'm sorry, but if your mother wanted to protect you and your recently-deceased brother, she should have done a will or trust giving the two of you...

I’m sorry, but in most states a step-child is not legally an heir. Once your stepmother inherited and didn’t create her own will or trust, the...

Your local Legal Services office should be able to help you. They do a lot of tenant defense work. Your landlord would be allowed to evict you for...