Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Maybe you can get a job flipping burgers.

First off, on behalf of our profession, please let me apologize for Mr. Stone's insensitive statement, and offer my condolences on your loss. Unfortunately, however, his implied answer is correct: you have no legal rights and get nothing from her estate. It goes to her children. You may qualify to be the administrator of her estate should you wish to apply to the court to do that, if she had assets that require probate. That's really about all that can be said from a legal standpoint.

If you two bought any property during your cohabitation check to see how title was taken...if title was held in joint tenancy all you need to do is file a certified (blue background) copy of her death certificate and title will be in your name alone. Much sympathy for your loss.

Michael Stone does not represent the rest of us and he has redefined rude.

I am sorry for your loss. Since you chose not to marry her, however, you have very few legal rights to her estate. It will go to her children, not you, unless you had title to any assets in common.

Eliz.