Woodland, CA
Trusts Lawyer at Woodland, CA
Practice Areas: Trusts, Estate Planning ... +2 more
If there's enough net value to be worth keeping, there must be a probate and the probate referee must value the home. You can't keep the home...
A will has to go through probate, unless there's less than $150,000 in the estate. Since the full market value of any real property is evaluated...
You should see an elder law attorney, but you should also contact Adult Protective Services. You say your brother "has abused" your mom's money....
Please, please, do NOT sign anything without seeing the estate planning documents (will or trust), and consulting with an attorney. If you don't...
If he's the executor, you may need to petition the court for a court order forcing him to act in the interests of the estate, rather than his own...
I'm sorry for your pain being revived by your father's estate plan. Unfortunately, it's unlikely you could succeed in a claim. California recently...
You have to probate the house. It doesn't automatically pass to you without that. There are self-help books on probate which you might be able to use.
As others have said, she may or may not be able to get out of the contract. At a minimum, she would have to refund the deposit. There may also be...
Even though you feel "it is not that hard" to prove your mother did not have capacity when she changed her will, the legal process to challenge the...
Forging a signature is a breach of ethics. I gather that you're saying (1) your uncle died without a will and (2) you engaged an attorney to...