Management Powers and Role of an Executor in California

A California executor is the person who is given management powers by the Court to care for the assets of the decedent.  The term executor insinuates that there is a will.  The term administrator of a probate estate insinuates that there is no will, or that the decedent died intestate. 

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4 Uses for a Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Management

4 Uses for a Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Management A “Durable” power of attorney is a form that when signed, gives the powers of the principal to the agent.  It can be broad or narrow, depending on the wishes of the principal of the power of attorney. What

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Complex Inheritance in California- Inheritance Attorney Advice Los Angeles

Complex probate situations are very common in California inheritance cases, says Mina Sirkin, a Los Angeles Inheritance Attorney whose advice is frequently sought in estates and trusts.    Difficulties in estate distributions range from a failure to distribute (also called a failure to administer), to outright theft by the trustee

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Do you have an OSC hearing set in Probate Court?

If you have received a notice regarding an OSC hearing from the probate court, chances are that there is a significant problem with your probate case.  There are ways we can help the OSC situation, but first you should learn about what an OSC is in probate. What is an

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Conservatorship Visitation and Custody of a Special Needs Adult and Child – Conservatorship

What to do when your Ex-Spouse will not let you see your special needs child? When your ex-spouse uses your special needs child to get revenge, there are remedies outside of the family court which allow the other parent to visit and interact with the special needs adult child.   

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