Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Type Your Question Here...My wife and I just paid off our condo, however her deceased father and myself are the only people on the title. His estate was settled years ago. I do not have a will or living trust. I do have a despicable, thieving, lying, sister who is an ex navy sharpshooter, married to a corrupt H.B. cop , is heavily in debt and desperate for funds. They have already stolen over half a million dollars from my aging, crippled , widowed mother with alzheimers, and got away with it. My wife is concerned that if something happened to me tomorrow, my sister would be able to take this condo away from her. The home loan we just paid off was in my wifes name. (and her fathers) My question is ......What is the quickest way to ensure this does not happen? Several years ago when I was trying to protect my mothers assets, I took out a million dollar life insurance policy on myself, but I would prefer that she would not have to deal with these monsters.
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If your father-in-law's estate was settled years ago and yet his is still on record title you have a lot bigger mess than you have already thought of. You need to make an appointment with a knowledgeable trusts, estates and probate attorney right away, before you get hit by a bus crossing the street and your wife has a disaster. You also need to talk to someone about a conservatorship for your mother and possibly pursuing civil and criminal action against your sister for elder financial abuse. Contact the elder abuse unit of the police department in the location your mother resides, unless it is your brother in law's department, in which case you might want to try the DA first. Don't delay on this. No one knows when their time will come and you have a mess to sort out before that happens.
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