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McKinley, Conger, Jolley & Galarneau, LLP

4.4
39 Reviews

  • 404 W. Pine Street, Suite 7, Lodi, CA 95240+1 location

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers2 awards

  • Trusted Across Generations, For Delivering Results

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and 48 more

Brett Jolley
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The Law Offices of Timothy M. Weir

5.0
8 Reviews

  • 7268 Murieta Drive, Unit 1284, Sloughhouse, CA 95683+1 location

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Knowledgeable-Compassionate-Determined-Results—Serving Northern California for over 25 years.

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Timothy M. Weir
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Smith & Johnson Law, Apc

5.0
1 Review

  • 115 W. Walnut #3, Lodi, CA 95240

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

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Andrew Smith
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Gregory P. Goehring

  • 1110 W. Kettleman Ln., Ste. 21, Lodi, CA 95240-6047

Airola Law Offices

  • 550 E. St. Charles St., San Andreas, CA 95249

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Steven J. Cottrell

  • 125 N. Pleasant St., Lodi, CA 95240-2025

Mark C. Bowman

  • 1820 West Kettleman Lane, Suite F, Lodi, CA 95242-4290

Thomas J. Newton Attorney

  • 1812 Kettleman Lane, Suite 2C, Lodi, CA 95242

Adams, Horstmann & Edwards Professional Corporation

  • 25 N. School St., Lodi, CA 95240

Marshall & Marshall

  • 404 West Pine Street, Suite 14, Lodi, CA 95240

Alan R. Horvath

  • 596 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249

Rosā Law Offices A Professional Law Corporation

  • 115 S. School Street, Suite 6, Lodi, CA 95240

Boatwright, Adams & Bechelli

  • 15 St. Andrews Rd., Ste. 4, Valley Springs, CA 95252

David S. Thomas

  • 20112 Highway 88, Pine Grove, CA 95665-0346

Law Office of Gwendolyn K. Christeson

  • 713 Court St., Jackson, CA 95642-2129

Rexford M. Reynolds

  • 1300 W. Lodi Ave., Ste. A6, Lodi, CA 95242-3000

H. Douglas Duncan

  • 214 W. Lockeford St., Lodi, CA 95240-2012

Law Office of Steven Cilenti

  • 35 Court St., Ste. 2, Jackson, CA 95642

Ramona C. Glasgow Attorney at Law

  • P.O. Box 686, Woodbridge, CA 95258

Sharon J. Renschler, Attorney at Law

  • 600 York St., Lodi, CA 95240-5248

Claudia Y. Shafer, Attorney at Law

  • 237 Jones St., Murphys, CA 95247

Schneweis-Coe & Bakken, LLP

  • 404 W. Pine St., Ste. 14, Lodi, CA 95240

Driscoll Law Firm

  • Lodi, CA 95241

Law Offices of Michael A. Hirsch

  • 304 E. Highway 4, Murphys, CA 95247

Grathwohl, Rauch & Cohen P.C.

  • 505 S. Hwy. 49, Ste. 1 PMG 238, Jackson, CA 95642

Delores M. Gregorio, APC

  • Galt, CA 95632

Snider, Diehl & Rasmussen Attorneys at Law

  • 1111 W. Tokay St., Lodi, CA 95241-0560

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Bansmer Law

  • 1812 W Kettleman Ln., Ste. 1, Lodi, CA 95242

Jonathan McGladdery

  • 420 W. Pine St., Ste. 2, Lodi, CA 95240-2024

Louise Longley, Attorney at Law

  • 1500 S. Hwy. 49, Ste. 104 A, Jackson, CA 95642

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Can a wife change a husband's will after he passes away?

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Answered by attorney Nathan James Wagner (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at The Law Office of Nathan Wagner
No, she cannot do that. You should talk to a local probate attorney as soon as possible to discuss your options.
No, she cannot do that. You should talk to a local probate attorney as soon as possible to discuss your options.

Do I need to change the will now that I’m married or my wife will be entitled to everything regardless of the will?

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Answered by attorney Edward L. Armstrong (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Edward L. Armstrong, P.C.
Now would be an excellent time to revise your will. Your wife would have the right to elect to take against your estate (notwithstanding the will leaving everything to a friend). It would be advantageous, however, to have a new will prepared making the appropriate provisions for your wife.
Now would be an excellent time to revise your will. Your wife would have the right to elect to take against your estate (notwithstanding the will leaving everything to a friend). It would be advantageous, however, to have a new will prepared making the appropriate provisions for your wife.
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My father and his late wife jointly own real estate in Calif, and both their living trusts are on the deed. The property is in a life estate.

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Answered by attorney Ronald William Lyster (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Lyster, Inc.
I assume that the property was (and is now) your dad's primary residence.  By saying, "The property is in a life estate," do you mean that your step-mother's trust gives your dad the right to live there throughout his lifetime? What does her trust say (if anything) about what happens if your dad moves out or sells the property?  I also assume here that your dad and his wife had separate revocable trusts and each trust held an interest in the property as a tenant in common. If the property was held in trust (not as individuals), the executor of your step-mother's estate would have no power of disposition over it.  The person who controls her interest in the property would be the successor trustee of her trust. If, as I've assumed, the two trusts own interests as tenants in common, and if your step-mother's trust does not have provisions granting your dad rights to sell the property, you will need to rely on one of two things - the good faith voluntary cooperation of the successor trustee of your step-mother's trust, or an action to partition and sell the property.  Without seeing your step-mother's trust, and knowing precisely how title is currently vested, I cannot give you a better answer.
I assume that the property was (and is now) your dad's primary residence.  By saying, "The property is in a life estate," do you mean that your step-mother's trust gives your dad the right to live there throughout his lifetime? What does her trust say (if anything) about what happens if your dad moves out or sells the property?  I also assume here that your dad and his wife had separate revocable trusts and each trust held an interest in the property as a tenant in common. If the property was held in trust (not as individuals), the executor of your step-mother's estate would have no power of disposition over it.  The person who controls her interest in the property would be the successor trustee of her trust. If, as I've assumed, the two trusts own interests as tenants in common, and if your step-mother's trust does not have provisions granting your dad rights to sell the property, you will need to rely on one of two things - the good faith voluntary cooperation of the successor trustee of your step-mother's trust, or an action to partition and sell the property.  Without seeing your step-mother's trust, and knowing precisely how title is currently vested, I cannot give you a better answer.
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