The pros are that is your preference. The cons are that she will have to travel to CA at expense to the estate and time off for her to take care...

There is no magic number. You need to show diligence and provide a declaration regarding the attempts made. It is odd the court would reject...

Use the find a lawyer tab to find someone to help you complete and submit the small estate paperwork. You are correct, you do not need a full...

How to get witness testimony from Texas to a California hearing?

The witness will have to come to court to testify. At a minimum, go to Texas and take that witness' deposition.

Muster up the courage. You cannot ignore a subpoena. If you have a fear for your safety, contact the person who subpoenaed you to arrange for...

Do I need to be served a notice of hearing for 'petition for final distribution on waiver of accounting?'

You can sign a waiver of notice of all actions in the case if you want. A waiver of notice of proposed action only waives notice of that action.

No it will not invalidate your will to add AKA's..............

This is called substituted service and is proper as long as they tried to serve you and you refused or were unable to be served after several...

They were looking for me to subpoena me but since I don't live at my parents house no more why would they subpoena my dad?

Hard to say but your dad should call the DA to discuss.

I live in a different state then my brother who named me in his will. When I post a bond is that money refunded?

"Refunded", no. You are entitled to be reimbursed for all of your out of pocket costs from the estate as well as taking a fee if you choose. If...