What you can legally do and what you should do as a beneficiary are not necessarily the same thing. If you are the only beneficiary than a formal trust administration may not be the best solution.
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Whether or not you have to do a probate of your late spouse’s estate will depend on how title to your spouse’s property was held.
If the trustee of a family member’s trust won’t give you any information, send a written request to them. The trustee is obligated to provide each beneficiary with information.
A San Diego trustee error could result in your inheritance being distributed to the wrong beneficiary. View here for five reasons this may happen.
Forcing an executor to wrap up the probate of an estate may require court involvement. View here for more from a Riverside trust attorney.
When an executor is stealing from an estate, there is risk that the beneficiaries never receive their entitled property. Read more here.
A no-contest clause can prevent beneficiaries from challenging the provisions of a will or trust. Learn more about a no-contest clause in California
Interested in learning more about the common reasons for San Diego life insurance beneficiary designation disputes? View here for more.
When you believe a loved one may have passed away, the court will need to see evidence that you have done an appropriate amount of work to locate the missing person or verify whether he or she has passed away.
In a Financial Advisor article, California estate planning lawyer Scott Grossman and other interviewed professionals talk about the problem of second marriages.