My question involves estate proceedings in the state of: California
My father recently passed away. He was married at the time of his death to my step mother, though they were not living together and in the very beginning of process of a divorce. When he died, I was named executor of his will which left everything to me. Right after he died, I went to his property and took possession of most of the assets which were valued well over 100,000.00. The home was jointly owned and his widow moved back onto it and filed a report stating that the assets had been removed. His widow is now sueing me for return of all community assets and a full accounting of everything that was taken. Am I in trouble for this? And does she have the right for management and use of the assets while this goes thru probate? What rights do I have as the named executor? How can she prove what I have taken?

