Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Is there a statuate of limitations regarding disputes between sisters regarding stolen property from their deceased mother? To be able to have stolen property returned from a family member. Disputes between sisters over their deceased mother's property. Does my friend have any legal options after a 15 year dispute? Would this question be under Family Law or Wills and Estate? This is a family dispute about stolen items from deceased mother. There is a will. Not known where the doc. is.


Asked on 6/15/10, 3:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Aaron Feldman Feldman Law Group

Yes there are Statutes of Limitations that would apply. You would really need to sit down with an attorney and g over the Probate documents and the facts to know exactly how these statutes might apply. For example, was the fact that the property was taken from the Estate concealed? When did the sister first discover the property was taken? Unfortunately, if your firend has known all along that the property was taken by the sister and simply argued about it without filing suit, then she's probably waited too long. If the property is worth less than $7,500, maybe she should just go to small claims court.

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Answered on 6/16/10, 8:22 am


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