I am divorced and remarried to a woman who owns a home. Likewise I also own a home too. If either of us die without a will, who inherits the house of the surviving spouse. She has two kids and I have two kids with my first wife. I want my wife to inherit the home and if she dies after I...

Hello: I have a question about California inheritance law. While my brother and I were both minors, my father (a widower) married a woman with two children. My father told me in his wife's presence that upon the death of both of them, the estate was to be split equally among the four children. ...

Do I have to pay taxes on my inheritance in California?

My wife is entitled to a portion of her Grandfather's estate by virtue of her mother's death. The estate is divided as follows: 50% to a natural daughter, 25% to a stepdaughter, 12.5% to my wife's sister and 12.5% to my wife. Aside from real estate, the bulk of the remainder of the estate is made...

My father died in 2000, and his wife (my step-mother) died this year, she has no descendents(children). There is property left that they jointly owned. My father's brother and my step-mother's brother have taken control of the estate. Don't I have a right to my father's estate? To his and his...