Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

my sister died on feb18,2013.She owns her mobile home worth around $50,000 she has debt of around $8,00.00 . she has furniture worth $$2,000 or less .I am her older sister and she was planning on moving with me so we were in the process of selling her home until she passed away. on her last year she had no one to take care of her ,she has an older brother , a sister,several nieces and nephews ,she had one nephew that stayed with her from the age of 15-31yrs.the last 5 years she accused the nephew of sexual abuse and reported him to the authorituies social service became involved and they put a restriction from him entering the rehab .nobody believed her and they turned there backs on her ,when I asked her about it ,I believed her ..no helped me to pay for her funeral , last night I received a tex mess. from my sister telling me "quote" no sibblings are allowed to enter my deasesed sister home if you do there will be concequences" 1st time I went to her home was to clean out her refigider and mop her floors and scrub her toilets leaving everything as she had left it ..I was planning to entering her home agagin to do all her laundry also to try to un plug her sink ....long story for short question can my sister or brother forbid me to enter or is it just a threat ....


Asked on 2/23/13, 2:29 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Victor Waid Law Office of Victor Waid

Short answer, they cannot keep you from entering your deceased sister's home.

You need to seek the assistance of a probate litigation lawyer to file a petition into probate to have you appointed to administer her estate and to obtain any restraining orders needed to prevent your siblings from entering the residence until a complete inventory has been accomplished.

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Answered on 2/23/13, 2:41 pm
Thomas Reid The Law Office of Thomas D. Reid, APC

I agree with Mr. Waid. Seek the assistance of a probate attorney. By the sounds of it, this could get ugly.

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Answered on 2/23/13, 8:54 pm


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