The answer will depend on the terms of the trust agreement and your HOA bylaws. If you are the trustee, you are still the title holder in your...

My aunt passed away friday her sister is her next of kin no husband no kids she just paid off her house. So rhe house is hers rt

Sooner, rather than later ... in fact ASAP your aunt should get herself to a competent local probate attorney and have the attorney petition the...

I agree with Mr. Dunn as long as your mother also had a "pour-over" will that named the trust as its sole beneficiary. I will defer to him on the...

Are named heirs/beneficiaries ever liable for any costs incurred by a PR in the process of settling a will?

A will contest or other "probate battle" can be very expensive, diminish the value available for distribution to the residuary beneficiaries and...

How was the life estate created? Is this deeded real property? If so does the deed require the remainderman survive the life tenant? If it does,...

Fathers remains

I'm not licensed in CA, but generally, a decedent's wishes will be respected if he memorialized his wishes in writing while alive. This could be in...

This is one of the advantages of living in some community property states. But you may not be out of luck, depending on the language of the trust...

Does a deed filed as "Husband and Wife" have to go through probate in a community property state (after one spouse dies)?

I would not assume that the deed was phrased in error. The default phrasing on deeds where a couple purchases property together is "John and Mary...

I cant locate the WA attorney that created an irrevocable trust document i just discovered exisisted from my deceased grandma.

If you are a current income beneficiary, you are entitled to demand information sufficient to enforce your rights, including an accounting. Since...

I am the personal representative of an estate and I am being threatened by the other parties attorney to be removed what do i do

Was there an attorney representing someone in opening the intestate probate? I'm frankly curious how relations between you and the surviving spouse...