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Hollister & Brace A Professional Corporation

4.9
9 Reviews

  • Serving Montecito, CA and Santa Barbara County, California

  • Law Firm with 9 lawyers2 awards

  • Hollister & Brace was founded in 1966 by William A. Brace and J.J. Hollister III. Cases recently brought to a successful conclusion by Hollister & Brace include large class-action... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Litigation (including complex, class actions), and 50 more

Susan H. McCollum
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Carmel & Naccasha LLP

4.5
35 Reviews

  • Serving Montecito, CA and Santa Barbara County, California

  • Law Firm with 13 lawyers3 awards

  • Carmel & Naccasha LLP, founded in August of 2004, is a well-established and growing San Luis Obispo County law firm deeply committed to providing exemplary legal services to... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCorporate and Business Transactions, Employment Law, and 12 more

Victor J. Herrera
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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Are the children entitled to their mother's share even though they were not named in the will?

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Answered by attorney Geoffrey N Germane (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Kirton & McConkie A Professional Corporation
Unfortunately the law does not give any right to inheritance to grandchildren. If the will only named the living children, there is no right the grandchildren of the deceased child can assert to claim an inheritance from their grandmother. I'm sorry the news is not better. Step children and grandchildren need to be provided for in specific ways because the law does not give them default rights.
Unfortunately the law does not give any right to inheritance to grandchildren. If the will only named the living children, there is no right the grandchildren of the deceased child can assert to claim an inheritance from their grandmother. I'm sorry the news is not better. Step children and grandchildren need to be provided for in specific ways because the law does not give them default rights.
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Can we file an Ex Parte Motion to have the trust removed and save the home?

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Answered by attorney John F Brennan (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC
You need an attorney, and an order either ending the trust or allowing a new trustee to do what is necessary to preserve the assets
You need an attorney, and an order either ending the trust or allowing a new trustee to do what is necessary to preserve the assets

What are the duties of an executor and when do I get to see the will of the estate I just inherited?

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Answered by attorney John J Keenan (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Keenan & Austin, P.C.
The duties of the Executor are to marshal the assets of the estate and see that they go to the proper parties. He does this by opening the estate with the Probate court. At that point he must send all interested parties a copy of the Will (if there is one), an inventory of the assets, and copies of all of the documents he has filed with the court. If the Executor has not done this, and you are a beneficiary or legal heir of the estate, then you have the right to open the estate in the Probate court.
The duties of the Executor are to marshal the assets of the estate and see that they go to the proper parties. He does this by opening the estate with the Probate court. At that point he must send all interested parties a copy of the Will (if there is one), an inventory of the assets, and copies of all of the documents he has filed with the court. If the Executor has not done this, and you are a beneficiary or legal heir of the estate, then you have the right to open the estate in the Probate court.
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