What is separate property mean?

Generally, property acquired before the marriage, after separation, and by inheritance or gift is separate. However, if you are in the process of...

If a house is purchased prior to marriage, but paid off after the marriage, would it still be separate property?

There is not enough information here to fully answer the question. Since there is no will/trust, there is probably not an agreement in place to...

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California Probate form Supplement To Report Sale and Petition For Order Confirming Sale of Real Property.

It pertains to bond.

20 years ago I had a revocable living trust made. It's lost-attorney is dead. One child- one home few other assets. Start over?

When you start over you will want to make sure you formally revoke the former trust and change the title on assets to the new trust. ...

Who pays for administrator and probate costs?

The estate is responsible for its own fees and costs. Determining what is in the probate estate is more complex. Your half share of community...

When do I get an AB Trust as opposed to disclaimer traditional living trust? Have house assets are $1.100,000.

As you noted, an A-B trust is not typically used for estates valued at $1.1m from a tax planning perspective anymore because of both the high...

Will the changes to the law made in 2004 invalidate my 2002 trust?

Your trust is not invalidated. However, it may no longer be effective toward your estate planning objectives. It so happens that I just wrote...

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I want to add my spouse's name to a property that I own solely and got a reverse mortgage before our marriage. Can I? How?

You should create an estate plan and have your lawyer review the terms of your reverse mortgage.

How can I prove I'm the sole inheritor if my father's will has been "lost" and my mom writes me out?

Your question has a number of sub-questions embedded in it. The first issue is that a will only controls property in the estate. If property was...

Probate cost & pay outs. All money has been paid but a part of the list & who gets what there is a part that says Adjusted Monie

It's not clear who you are in relation to this, but you would need to have your account reviewed by an attorney. Many courts also require that the...