Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Personal Propertry left by our parents in the will states to be divided fairly and evenly between me and my sister. She removed personal property and put it in an unknown location, is that legal?


Asked on 4/04/12, 5:03 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Michele Cusack Pollak & Cusack

If she is the executor, she may have the right or even duty to move personal property in order to safeguard it. But she also has a duty to follow the instructions in the will regarding distributions.

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Answered on 4/04/12, 5:16 pm
Kurt Seidler Law Offices of Kurt A. Seidler APC

Absent an agreement between the two of you about who gets what the court will order it all sold at auction.

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Answered on 4/04/12, 9:53 pm


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