There are three general locations a probate can be initiated, the state where they died, the state where they own real property, or the state where...

The Guardianship process is very complicated and not something you can tackle on your own. Your question is just one of many that will need to be...

The answer to your question is not in who wins but rather in where the money sits. The Trustee has authority over all assets that are titled to the...

As Attorney Oberholtzer stated, this is typically done via a Trust or Will and is absolutely defensible. It is impossible to stop someone from...

This is too complex a question to be answered here. It depends on what the estate assets consist of, where they are located, and where probate has...

Sorry for your loss. In most cases, when the first of a married couple dies a probate is not required because their assets are almost all joint and...

Unfortunately, if your sister did not appoint an agent via Power of Attorney while she had capacity, you are probably looking at getting a...

In general and without seeing the document, the power to amend is more targeted to changing the provisions in the Trust rather than removing...

I don't practice in California so there may be some CA quirk but if not, anything listed in a Will is a probate asset and needs to be accounted for...

You have a few questions in there so let me try to parse this out. If your mother is selling the house and the house is titled to the Trust, she...