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2 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning for California on
Q: What if I do not know where or what the estate/trust of my late fathers. But was contacted by an attorney .

Which has not enclosed any information about this matter besides asking me to provide proof that am his heir (only) . Now they were to get ahold of me but have not nor returning my wail or phone calls. How do I get information about this matter would help?

Cordia Lynn Farrell
Cordia Lynn Farrell
answered on Oct 23, 2024

It is possible that the attorney who initially contacted you had consulted with someone looking to claim your late father’s assets and wanted to confirm if you were related and alive so that you may have a claim to your late father’s assets as an heir or beneficiary of his Will or Trust. It is... View More

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3 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for California on
Q: if it involves an estate in California, do I need to find an state lawyer in California or can I use one in Nevada?

Was contacted by an estate lawyer of my father’s estate apparently which she referred me to another attorney and which I haven’t got any kind of information about anything. They don’t return my phone calls or emails..

Cordia Lynn Farrell
Cordia Lynn Farrell
answered on Oct 20, 2024

If you have an interest in a California’s decedent’s estate, then you will want to retain a California attorney who practices in the field of orobate and trust administration and litigation to assist you in evaluating your rights and directing you how best to proceed.

If the California...
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2 Answers | Asked in Probate for California on
Q: I filed a petition for probate in ca. Do I copy and attach form DE-111 and mail out to each individual I listed.
Cordia Lynn Farrell
Cordia Lynn Farrell
answered on Sep 1, 2024

Someone 18 years or older who is unrelated to you and is not a beneficiary or heir of the Decedent’s Estate ora registered process server needs to sign and mail a completed Notice of Petition to Administer Estate (DE-121) with the Petition for Probate (DE-111) on all interested parties listed in... View More

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4 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning, Family Law and Probate for California on
Q: In California, which form do you use to respond to a Petition for Instructions in a probate case?

Trustee has filed a Petition for Instructions and I would like to respond to this request

Cordia Lynn Farrell
Cordia Lynn Farrell
answered on Oct 7, 2024

Simply draft a pleading entitled “Objections of (insert your status and name , ie Heir Phil Suth) to Petition For Instructions”.

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3 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning for California on
Q: What do I do when the deed placing my home into a trust was filed before the trust was signed?
Cordia Lynn Farrell
Cordia Lynn Farrell
answered on Sep 7, 2024

If the deed was notarized on a date earlier than the date the trust was signed, then have the deed renotarized and record it again.

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