An executor is the person in charge of administering a decedent’s probate estate. When there are co-executors named, those responsibilities are magnified.
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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).
If your loved one may have been a victim of fraud when creating his will, you may have grounds to challenge it. The fraud must have been actual or constructive.
Under the laws governing wills and trusts in California, a beneficiary may be disqualified from receiving an inheritance in certain circumstances. For this reason, other beneficiaries or the executor or trustee of an estate or trust may bring forward a San Diego probate litigation matter.
Attorney Scott Grossman discusses the two local rules in San Diego that affect two different types of petitions that can be filed in the probate court.
Attorney Scott Grossman discusses the four requirements in California for a valid typewritten and what they mean.
Accusing someone of altering or forging documents in a decedent’s Will or Trust is an extremely serious allegation.
If your spouse predeceased you, it is possible that another individual was named administrator of his estate. Fortunately, you may be able to have the administrator removed and yourself appointed instead – if you are of higher priority as determined by the California probate code.
There are a number of steps you can take in order to sort out how the decedent’s property was owned. Read more here.
Maybe. In California, joint tenancy bank accounts are treated differently from joint tenancies in real estate.