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Filing a trust contest takes can't be done by filling out a form

I was recently contacted by someone who wanted to file a trust contest in San Bernardino County.  After discussing the facts of her case with her it became clear that she was unlikely to be able to prove her case.  This person then asked me to take her case on a contingency basis.  While my firm does take some trust contests on a contingency fee we only do so with cases we believe have merit.  This one didn't.

I declined to take this case and the caller asked how to file the trust contest on her own.  So, I explained to her how that's done.  You can click here if you want to learn how to start a California trust contest.  Having received an explanation I was sure this caller would either contact another attorney or decide not to pursue her case.  Instead she asked "where do I get the form."  There is no form I replied.  Each trust contest has unique facts and those facts have to be plead in your petition.  She just couldn't accept this and repeatedly asked what form she should fill out to start her case.  She just did not want to accept my explanation.  I suppose there is some poor clerk at the probate court who is still trying to explain to her she has to draft a petition because there is no form.

The Grossman Law Firm, A.P.C. are San Bernardino, California probate lawyers.  We help probate estates in San Bernardino County, California.  We appear in the Redlands probate court for cases from Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino, Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Loma Linda and Redlands, California. If you  would like more information on probate and trust administration then order our free book The Insider's Guide to California Probate and Trust Administration as well as our free DVD Probate a Will or Administer a Trust After the Death of a Loved One.