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I have, since I left that company, started my own company and I am ready to do business as a sole proprietor under my own operators license. How long do I have to wait until I can legally solicit the clients from my old route/ company? Thank you.
answered on Nov 11, 2020
If you signed a non-compete agreement with your prior employment, the term would be spelled out in that contract. Those agreements must be limited in scope and duration, and specific as to those parameters. If you didn’t sign any such agreement, then you may solicit whomever you wish, as long... View More 
-My father deceseased in CA. he has no Power of Attorney, no Will and no Living Trust
- My dad didn't tell me if he named me as beneficiary on his IRA accounts. Fidelity and Vanguard delcined to answer beneficiary question due to now POA.
-How will probate referee will... View More
answered on Nov 6, 2020
Power of attorney issue is irrelevant. It terminates upon the death of the principal.
The probate code lists who the beneficiaries are under intestate succession (when the decedent passes without a will).
Any account (bank, retirement, life insurance, etc) with a listed beneficiary... View More
answered on Oct 31, 2020
If the husband owns the house as his sole and separate property, he can leave it to whomever he chooses. If the house is community property with his wife, then he can leave his half to whomever he wants. The wife can leave her half to the son or whomever else she chooses.
As my... View More
Yes. I am listed as a beneficiary for sure but don't know if its from insurance or retirement fund.
answered on Oct 28, 2020
In CA, a will must be witnessed. A trust does not need to be witnessed. You have no entitlement under the probate code to copies of either document merely because you signed it as a witness. You must have either a pecuniary interest (you are a beneficiary) or some duty (eg. Executor of the will or... View More
answered on Oct 28, 2020
They are three different things. The person listed on the advance directive (medical POA) may or may not be the attorney in fact for the financial POA. Moreover, those documents are no longer effective upon the death of the person who executed them. Executor refers to a person designated under a... View More
We dont know who the executor was since the will and all legal doc were stolen by his son
answered on Oct 28, 2020
The pour over will should designate an executor. Moreover, the fact that it is a “pour over” will means there is a trust, so probate, and hence the executor duties, may not be necessary. Who is the executor of the will and trustee of the trust? They are frequently the same person.
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