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Probate and Trust Administration
- Estate tax uncertainty complicates trust administration
- Probate lawyers don't get to invest probate funds
- Joe Jackson can't contest appointment of executors
- A will is not a trust and trust is not a will
- DJ AM dies without a will
Will Contests and Trust Litigation
- Dad's dumb move prevents son from inheriting
- When you don't get your inheritance do something about it NOW!
- The right way to sue a probate estate
- Take a tip from Katherine Jackson, fire your probate attorney if it helps you
- Church battle over will may require probate court to determine testamentary intent in will
News
Church battles parishioner over inheritance...
Posted on 8/30/2009
Heiress' inability to recognize son supports fraud charge...
Posted on 8/27/2009
Conflicting wills leads to charge of undue influence...
Posted on 6/8/2009
Changes to will leads to criminal elder abuse case...
Posted on 6/5/2009
Helmsley's pet trust was poorly drafted...
Posted on 3/18/2009
Trustee steals from trust he administered for his daughter...
Posted on 3/1/2009
Lawsuits fly against probate estate in attempt to recover assets...
Posted on 2/19/2009
Heir grievances lead to estate litigation...
Posted on 2/17/2009
Delayed probate accounts were a sign of trouble...
Posted on 2/11/2009
Does Anna Nicole Smith's will contest provide any lessons for the rest of us?...
Posted on 2/11/2009
Library
Probate and Trust Administration
- Trust administration creditors claim procedure
- How to choose a San Diego, California probate attorney
- Your probate attorney should not be your conservatorship attorney
- California probate lawyers: how to choose yours - Part 1
- California probate lawyers: how to choose yours- Part 2
Will Contests and Trust Litigation
- Estate tax repeal may require surviving spouses to sue their own trusts to get their rightful share
- Trust litigation can't be won because your parent did something dumb
- Trustee's failure to provide a copy of the trust will cost the trustee
- Contingency fee agreements in California probate litigation and trust litigation cases
- Trust no-contest clause not triggered by challenge to handwritten note
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- When she actually sued me in the Hemet probate court...
- Some people think any attorney who says he does probate can handle their case. That's wrong.
- As a lawyer myself, I am very thorough and detailed minded...
- You always returned my calls and/or e-mails promptly and I appreciate that.
Q: Where do I find the law for California will contests, probate litigation, and trust litigation?
A: The law for California will contests, probate litigation, and trust litigation is mostly found in the California Probate Code. Because these are litigated cases other parts of California law also apply to these cases especially the Code of Civil Procedure and, in some cases, contract law. Whatever part of California's statutory law you are looking for can be found here.
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FAQs
Probate and Trust Administration
- What is a will?
- I want to hire an attorney but my co-trustee doesn't want me to hire an attorney. What can I do?
- My father died without a will. Can his children just come into his home and take what they want?
Will Contests and Trust Litigation
- Should I inherit my father's property if he held in joint tenancy with his second wife? There trust says I get all their property when they have both died.
- Who pays when I have to sue a trustee to give me a copy of my parent's trust?
Is there a way to pay for probate litigation or trust litigation if I can't afford to hire my own attorney?