In order to become an administrator of a decedent's estate must one get a bond from an insurance co.? amount? cost?

The general rule is yes, unless all of the heirs/beneficiaries waive the bond. The amount is usually based on the amount of personal property and...

Questions of "ownership" arising during the process of completing an inventory of estate assets for probate.

This is actually pretty common. The administrator or executor is entitled to petition for a court determination to resolve competing claims of...

My wife and i would like to refinance our house , but my wife has 2 judgements against the title or deed .

Assuming the liens to be valid, there are only a couple of possibilities short of paying them off during the refinance: (1) negotiate with the...

A default judgment was filed against me 5 yrs ago. since the sol has passed is there anything I can do to have this "vacated"?

If you were served with process (summons & complaint) and did not contest the case, the judgment is valid and may be enforced. If you were not...

Four of us inherited my mother's house. Probate ended 5 years ago. Sister who was executor is trying to sell it on her own.

This is another example why distribution to several family members is the worst possible remedy when the executor during the probate would have had...

If true, it would be extremely serious. Nevertheless, many judges use anything from a rubber stamp to delegating their clerks to sign the judge's...

Can a judge release a guardian from their duties when a person has passed away and no personal representative was appointed ?

Yes, the guardian has nothing to do when the ward dies, only turn whatever the guardian has to whoever the judge says. The judge said the...

Is it bad faith and against Rules for OC use the deposition to ask about my evidence list before the evidence exchange date?

Depositions are used to obtain information relevant to the subject matter and calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Very...

Can a civil court judge make a ruling at a motions hearing and than not issue and order ??

Yes, it is not at all unusual for the paperwork to come later, sometimes much later. While this would not ordinarily in any way vitiate the...

Should I fight a default judgement in originating state or focus on where it is being domesticated?

The key to answering this question is your statement the judgment was granted "without merit", something far different than what is needed to...