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How can I tell if the executor or trustee of a California estate is acting properly in his role?
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.
What is probate in San Diego?
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.
Creditors Claim: How to invoke the procedure to limit and eventually stop creditors from filing new claims
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.
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I want to hire an attorney but my co-trustee doesn’t want me to hire an attorney. What can I do?
Each co-trustee has the right to hire their own attorney. The California Probate Code (which is the law that governs trusts) provides each trustee, or co-trustee, to hire their own lawyer. The other co-trustee has no right or ability to stop his fellow co-trustee from hiring his or her own probate lawyer.
What is a will?
A will is a legal document which is also called a Last Will and Testament. It communicates a person’s final wishes, including what happens to their belongings and specifies beneficiaries of their estate.