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Yes. You don't inherit until the creditors have been paid.
Please contact a local probate lawyer. Only a court appointment will get you access to the funds.
You may inherit your mother's 50% community property interest but your stepfather's passes, if he had no children, to his siblings and, if he had no... Read Answer
You can check the probate records in the county where your father lived and died to see what his will said,
You can check the probate records in the county where your father lived and died.
If the Wll left everything to charity, it goes to charity.
A revocable living trust becomes irrevocable when the person dies. The associated will is only probated if it is necessary to transfer to the... Read Answer
The bank and retirement accounts pass to the named beneficiary. Unless you are listed as joint tenants "with right of survivorship," your... Read Answer
The bank accounts and retirement fund will pass to you as designated beneficiary outside of probate. Unless the deed reads "joint tenant with... Read Answer
Only a court can appoint an executor or substitute executor. Complain to the clourt.
If your application was denied, there is no pending case in which you need to file a Notice of Nonsuit.
If you were not in the Will, you do not inherit under it.
If the Will was invalid, your mother and your uncle inherit as heirs. You do... Read Answer
Consult your probate lawyer.
As you appear to recognize, California a a community property state. If the deed to the home does not read something like, "joint with right of... Read Answer
It sounds as though you will need to hire a California lawyer specializing in fiduciary litigation.
The Will may be complete without a list of personal possessions.
It is unfortunate that your husband never signed a Practice Continuation Agreement, as is common among CPAs.
You presumably have reviewed the... Read Answer
You could still be a creditor of that person's estate.
A Will governs. Take it to a local probate attorney and see what can be done.
You may be able to find an estate planning attorney near you using this site or, if you have limited income, your local Lawyer Referral Service... Read Answer
Mediation may result in a wide range of settlement agreements.
This is a question for your probate lawyer. If the administration is a dependent administration, the Court's authority to sell and approval of... Read Answer
Beneficiaries are not normally entitled to a copy of the trust. In many states a beneficiary of a certain age (say, 25 or older) is entitled to... Read Answer
If the trust instrument says that the trustees are to operate the business, they are. If the employees are beneficiaries of the trust, they are... Read Answer
Can you prove that you are a current beneficiary of the trust? You are only entitled to information (not necessarily a copy of the trust... Read Answer
No. Your answer is in your question: what were formerly his assets are now those of his father-in-law.