What is the name of your state?California
After a half sister of mine defrauded me of an inheritance and a lawsuit is currently going on, my mother and I decided to protect Mom's future estate. My mother never adopted the half sister, just was a step mother because my mother married our same father. My mother is horrified as to what my half sister has done and is doing with another relatives estate and includes fraud, etc.
So, my mother did a Revokable Living Trust, I have been joint on her bank accounts for over 30 years, she notified all her banks that after her passing, the half sister is to receive nothing, and the Trust itself completely leaves her out, clear and explicitly. The trust is signed and witnessed by 2 witnesses. I also have power of attorney for my mother who is still living.
I am so worried that out of pure revenge, my half sister will try something after my mom passes away. The half sister lives out of state, which is a good thing. I am close by my mother's home. So, if the Trust states pure and clear that no one can contest her trust, that I am her only beneficiary, etc. then is there anything else I have to do to protect my mother's estate from the fraudulent half sister??
After a half sister of mine defrauded me of an inheritance and a lawsuit is currently going on, my mother and I decided to protect Mom's future estate. My mother never adopted the half sister, just was a step mother because my mother married our same father. My mother is horrified as to what my half sister has done and is doing with another relatives estate and includes fraud, etc.
So, my mother did a Revokable Living Trust, I have been joint on her bank accounts for over 30 years, she notified all her banks that after her passing, the half sister is to receive nothing, and the Trust itself completely leaves her out, clear and explicitly. The trust is signed and witnessed by 2 witnesses. I also have power of attorney for my mother who is still living.
I am so worried that out of pure revenge, my half sister will try something after my mom passes away. The half sister lives out of state, which is a good thing. I am close by my mother's home. So, if the Trust states pure and clear that no one can contest her trust, that I am her only beneficiary, etc. then is there anything else I have to do to protect my mother's estate from the fraudulent half sister??