Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana
My mother resided and died in California and had a will and trust that were filed there. She had a fractional interest, with a dozen other relatives, in a piece of property in Louisiana that was not in the trust. It doesn't have much value, but as the trustee, I don't want to leave a cloud on the title for the other owners by doing nothing. Is there an inexpensive way to resolve this without leaving a cloud on the title?
2 Answers from Attorneys
As trustee, you only have responsibility for the assets in the trust. The only way to deal with the LA property would be to open probate proceedigs here. That probably would not be cost-effective.
If any of the other co-owners want to deal with the LA property, let them do it.
An ancillary succession in Louisiana will have to be opened to transfer the Louisiana property interests to the legatees, in accordance with the California will - that should not be too expensive
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