When a trustee won’t distribute your inheritance to you, you may decide to file a petition with the probate court to compel a distribution.
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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!
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.
Errors documenting estate expenses in an executor’s accounting are fairly common. Following certain rules will help avoid these mistakes.
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San Diego trust lawyers at Grossman Law reveal a powerful tool trustees can use to cut back and eventually halt creditor’s claims against the trust.
This article discusses a will contest based on lack of capacity (or mental incompetence) and explains the legal requirements to contest a will or trust in California. If you need help contesting a will or trust contact us today.
For those beneficiaries and heirs unfamiliar with the California estate administration process, it is not always clear whether the executor or trustee is acting properly and in accordance with state law.
Probate is the legal administrative process through which property from the estate of the deceased is transferred from the name of the deceased into the name of the inheritor. It is a court ordered transfer of property.
For a California trustee, the process of invoking the creditors claim procedure in trust administration works as follows: A notice to creditors on the decedent’s behalf is published to a local newspaper.