Trust question?

Your question isn't entirely clear. If the beneficiary's money was still being held in the trust, then it's not the trustee's money, and their own...

What if I'm being sued by my own children over my father's estate?

As Ms. Straus said, you MUST get an attorney. If your children have filed for probate with the old will, your attorney will need to counter-file...

What would disqualify someone from being able to competently carry out their duties as executor of a will?

Are you implying that it is not rational to delay notifying the mortgage holder if your mother’s death? So long as he is keeping the mortgage,...

Trust Certification ?

It’s not clear what you’re trying to do: to resign as trustee of the special needs trust and appoint your brother-in-law as successor, or to remain...

Marriage/Divorce rights

There's nothing automatically "greedy" about a pre-nuptial agreement. If he had children from a previous marriage, of course he wants to protect a...

CCan someone who has the same mailing address as me serve papers on the other party?

Any adult 18 or over who's not a party to the action can serve papers. I think this may be misclassified. It's listed under probate?

His mother needs a break. She's already committed to taking care of him for half the vacation. If you live too far away to take him for his...

Can an attorney do contingency from $224K deed of trust as security from client?

An attorney CAN take any form of payment allowed by the rules of ethics, including contingency fees. However, attorneys are not REQUIRED to take...

The attorney who drafts a will may or may not have a copy. Some attorneys even keep the original, particularly of wills done a decade or more ago....

In California Probate is there a way to have property deed transferred to the rightful owner before Estate is divided to heirs?

First, this is not a probate if the assets are in a trust. It is a trust administration. If your ex has issues with the trust distribution, he...