As part of the legal tasks you must accomplish, the bank will likely want to see a copy of your loved one’s death certificate. Keep on reading to find out more about why the bank will ask for a death certificate.
Read More
If there are disputes over the amount of time it is taking for the Orange County probate, the court may be involved. Our team discusses six possible outcomes.
San Diego probate and trust administration lawyer Scott Grossman explains how to notify creditors under the California probate code and handle their claims.
Some estates have two individuals serving as co-executors. When co-executors disagree, there are certain potential outcomes for what may happen.
An executor is the person in charge of administering a decedent’s probate estate. When there are co-executors named, those responsibilities are magnified.
An important duty of a trustee is to identify the trust assets. Doing so is not always as easy as it may seem at first.
Most real property held in community between spouses and domestic partners used to be held in joint tenancy. Since 2001 (and 2003 for domestic partners), California probate law has introduced Community Property with Right of Survivorship (CPWROS).
Beneficiaries can be disqualified from receiving an inheritance under California law. View here for more from a probate attorney in San Diego.
The way a will is written and signed determines if the California law considers it valid or not, but changes can be made.
Does Community Property Have to Go Through Probate? Well, we have to actually look at the deed to see what it is that is going to happen. You can take title as community property with or without right of survivorship. This matters!