Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Oregon

Re: Probate

You need to direct this to Oregon Attorneys. Despite the fact that you live in California, your Father lived (and assumedly passed) in Oregon. Therefore, Oregon law most likely applies.

Re: Probate

As Jeb Burton said- you need to contact an attorney in Oregon since your dad was an Oregon resident at the time of his death Oregon law would apply.

Re: Probate

Assets in their joint name (with right of survivorship) are hers. You can check this with respect to real estate by checking the deed at the county recorder's office. Assets may have been in ithe name of a trust, in which case the succussor trustee is charged with handling things. If that is the case you are entitled to a coy of the trust document. If there were assets in his name or in their joint name without rights of survivorship, they have to be transferred through probate and you can check the court records. That being said. A good letter from a lawyer on your behalf will likely get to the bottom of the facts faster.