A Wealth of Articles on California Probate, Estate Planning, and Trust Administration and Litigation

Trust Litigation & Probate Litigation:

• Not All California Wills & Trusts Meet Everyone’s Approval   
  In California, Will contests and Trust litigation will soon make the decedent’s succession a very long and costly process, says probate lawyer Scott Grossman.
• What Is “Undue Influence” in California and How Can It Be Used?   
  When can you invoke “undue influence” to contest a will or trust in California? Probate lawyer Scott Grossman explains how it differs from ”lack of capacity”.
• You Can’t Choose the Timing of Your Death, but You Choose What Happens Next   
  Riverside-based probate attorney Scott Grossman explains why people who do not prepare a will in California could make life difficult for their survivors.
• How to win your San Diego trust litigation case when the trustee will not give you a copy of the trust   
  San Diego probate lawyer explains what to do when the trustee will not give you a copy of the trust. You can get a copy of the trust no matter what they say.
• Riverside County issues new rules for filing probate and trust litigation cases   
  Riverside County has issued new local rules for filing probate, will contest, and trust litigation cases.
• How to get your trustee to distribute your inheritance to you   
  When a trustee won't distribute your inheritance to you then it may mean filing a petition with the probate court to compel a distribution.
• Trustee-beneficiary relationship may extend statute of limitations   
  Trustee-beneficiary relationship may extend statute of limitations
• Estate tax repeal may require surviving spouses to sue their own trusts to get their rightful share   
  Estate tax repeal may require surviving spouses to sue their own trusts to get their rightful share of their own property
• Trust litigation can't be won because your parent did something dumb   
  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   
  A 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   
  Contingency fee agreements in California probate litigation and trust litigation cases
• Trust no-contest clause not triggered by challenge to handwritten note   
  A trust's no-contest clause is not triggered by a challenge to handwritten notes on the face of the trust
• Starting a California trust contest   
  Starting a California trust contest
• Removing parent's trust attorney as trustee   
  Removing the trust attorney who drafted the trust from acting as trustee
• California will contestants should not talk to other parties in their case   
  A person who is involved in a California will contest should not talk to other parties in their case
• California will contest or trust contest based on mental incapacity   
  California will contests & trust contests can be based on many reasons. This article explains the legal requirements & how to contest a will in California.
• California will contest or trust contest based on undue influence   
  California will contests and trust contests can be based on undue influence. Undue influence is different from mental incompetence.