Montebello, CA asked in Probate for California

Q: My mom passed away with no will she lived with her boyfriend in his house . my children are also being raised there.

Does he have any rights to her things or does ago her things go to my brother and my self. If she brought it in to the home it belongs to us yes or no

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Candice A. Garcia
Candice A. Garcia
Answered
  • Probate Lawyer
  • Ontario, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Under the laws of intestate succession, you and your brother are the only heirs entitled to share in her belongings, regardless of whether those are in her boyfriend's house, if she had no Will or Trust.

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