How do I choose a California Probate Attorney for my case?
Choosing your California probate lawyer can be an efficient process if you know what qualities to look for in your attorney. You will want a lawyer who focuses their practice on probate and probate litigation; not one who only dabbles in these areas.
My father died without a will. Can his children just come into his home and take what they want?
If your loved one died without a will, you are probably wondering if their children can just come into his or her home and take what they want.
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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.
My mother had a trust and also a joint tenancy account with my brother. Can I make him account for the money he took from the joint tenancy account?
Maybe. In California, joint tenancy bank accounts are treated differently from joint tenancies in real estate.