What determines property ownership?

Your wife has a 50% interest in the property based on your facts. You can only gift your 50%. The interests are based on community property law. ...

Can my grandparents file a claim to my dad's estate on funeral and a loan my father supposedly got from them?

They are absolutely entitled as a matter of law to be reimbursed for the funeral. If they can prove the loan they are entitled to that too. Do...

My niece is the Conservator on my Mother's estate. I have a joint account with my mother. I have been using our joint account.

You are not in trouble. You have the right to the joint account as much as your mother. The question will come down to how the account was used...

The facts you describe would not constitute legal distress to the point where you could void a contract you signed. With that said, if you want to...

How do I get my father's death benefits?

Do you know the value of the death benefit? If under $150,000 you should be able to do a Small Estate Affidavit to collect them. A brief...

brother and i are about to settle with stepmother 13yrs after dads death step mom living on a living trust wants to settle with

No attorney in this public general question and answer site can advise you based on the facts you provide. Why did all of these investments fail? ...

How can I find out if I am a benefinary of my grandfathers will

Check probate records in the county that he was living at the time he died.

Can I be asked to leave by the brother of the deceased man I was a 24 hour in home caregiver to. It has only been 2 days.

You have the right to stay there until you have been given a 30 day notice by someone who has legal authority. If he just died, no one is in that...

Represent my disabled father in court of appeals?

You cannot. That would be practicing law without a license. He can submit on his written testimony or you can hire an attorney for oral argument.

The will controls. The notarized letter has no lega effect. The only exception would be if there was a TON of extrinsic evidence to show mom’s...