Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Two Trusts, and a possible Contest of Will

My grandfather's will was left in the form of a generation skipping trust. All of the money was left to me, with a bank (I don't know which bank) as the keeper, and my mother receiving the interest on the capital until her death. Until either one of us dies no one can touch the capital. There is a condo, which is part of the Trust. My mother has forbidden me to use this condo. I am over 18. Can she do this? How do I find the bank who holds the trust? Can I demand access/denial of access to this property from them?

2) My grandmother died recently. My mother had her declared mentally incompetent several years ago, immediately before these proceedings my mother changed my grandmother's will from a generation skipping trust, to one in which my mother is the sole heir. My mother didn't tell me about my grandmother's death, and has made it clear that she isn't going to share, although she made certain verbal promises concerning sharing the wealth in the recent past. Do I have grounds to contest the will based on the fact that my grandmother was already mentally incompetent when my mother had her will changed? If I did win, would the will simply revert to the generation skipping trust?

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