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Probate and Trust Administration
- Refinancing Can Complicate the Execution of Your California Estate
- The Spousal Property Petition: Avoid Full California Probate
- Why You Want the Right Attorney for Your California Probate Case
- California Baby Boomers Should Accept That They Are Not Eternal
- Is the California Trustee’s Work Adequately Compensated?
Will Contests and Trust Litigation
News
New 2012 Legislation AB 1305 Impacts California Probate...
Posted on 1/17/2012
Estate Planning and Incapacitating Chronic Illness in California...
Posted on 11/16/2011
The Search for a Missing Beneficiary of a California Probated Estate...
Posted on 11/9/2011
California Raises Limit For Small Estates Procedure to $150,000...
Posted on 11/2/2011
The Simplified Procedure to Transfer Estates in California...
Posted on 11/1/2011
What Does A California Transfer Agent Do?...
Posted on 10/24/2011
A Durable Power of Attorney Can Make All the Difference in California...
Posted on 10/14/2011
When Is the California Decedent’s Income Tax Return “Fiduciary?”...
Posted on 10/8/2011
The Abstract Nature of Intangible Personal Property...
Posted on 10/6/2011
How Do You Define Real Estate in California?...
Posted on 10/1/2011
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Probate and Trust Administration
- Is California Probate Ever Necessary When There is Already a Trust?
- Finding the Right California Probate or Trust Administration Attorney
- San Diego Probate: How it’s Supposed to Work and What Can Go Wrong
- What Are The Duties of a California Trustee?
- Creditors May Want to Get Involved in the Distribution of a California Estate
Will Contests and Trust Litigation
- Not All California Wills & Trusts Meet Everyone’s Approval
- What Is “Undue Influence” in California and How Can It Be Used?
- You Can’t Choose the Timing of Your Death, but You Choose What Happens Next
- How to win your San Diego trust litigation case when the trustee will not give you a copy of the trust
- Riverside County issues new rules for filing probate and trust litigation cases
Testimonials
- I learned firsthand how important it is to have the right probate lawyer
- 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.
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- Probate and Trust Administration
- Refinancing Can Complicate the Execution of Your California Estate
- The Spousal Property Petition: Avoid Full California Probate
- Why You Want the Right Attorney for Your California Probate Case
- California Baby Boomers Should Accept That They Are Not Eternal
- Is the California Trustee’s Work Adequately Compensated?
- Second Marriages Often Wreck the Execution of an Estate Plan
- Formal Creditor Claim Not Necessary to Pay Utility Bills in California
- Paying Bills, Investing, and Collecting Funds for a California Estate
- The Finishing Line: Filing for Discharge from California Probate Duty
- Confronting the Will with Reality under California Probate Rules
- How Do You Clear Title to California Real Property in Joint Tenancy?
- Putting a Value on Tangible Personal Property in California
- Putting a Value on Things Under California Probate Law
- Valuing a Decedent’s Stocks and Bonds in California Can Be Tricky
- Which Assets Go Through California Probate and Which Do Not?
- When Should a Final Income Tax Return Be Filed in California?
- How Do You Calculate the Value of the Estate for Tax Purposes?
- California Small Estates Procedure May Apply to Big Estates
- In California, Transferring Securities Requires Many Documents
- Putting the Right Value on Tangible Personal Property in California
- The Value of Insurance Policies in California Probate
- A Few Words about Life Tenancy in California
- You Cannot Always Tell For Certain Who the Owner Is
- What Exactly Does “Tenancy in Common” Mean in California?
- Dealing with Gifts of Money
- What is “Right of Representation” under California Probate?
- What Does “Prove the Will” Mean Under California Probate?
- What Are the Advantages and Drawbacks of Joint Tenancy in California Probate?
- What Are the Specific Duties of the Estate Representative?
- What Are Your Responsibilities as Administrator Under California Probate?
- Understanding Who Is Named in a Will
- When Do You Need a Bond in California Probate?
- Filing a Probate Petition in California?
- What Does a California Probate Lawyer Do for You?
- California Probate: How Do You Notify Creditors?
- Proving a Lack of Capacity: Contesting A Will Or Trust For Lack Of What?
- CA Trust Administration Tips: Everything Changes With Time. Your Will Should, Too
- Do I really need a trust administration attorney?
- Gary Coleman's parents abandon probate case
- 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
- Should a fiduciary have an attorney in probate court?
- Redlands Probate Court to close
- Riverside probate lawyer releases free California probate book and DVD
- Foreclosure and probate in California
- Choosing your California probate lawyer
- San Diego probate lawyer releases free California probate book and DVD
- Riverside County probate court has proposed rule to change venue of Banning cases
- Riverside County has unpublished rules for mid-county probate venue
- Where is the San Diego probate court?
- Indio probate court moves to Palm Springs
- Where is the San Bernardino County Probate Court?
- Selling a home in probate during a declining real estate market
- Preserving a probate inheritance for a disabled child
- Where is the Riverside County Probate Court?
- Will Contests and Trust Litigation
- “Sound Mind” in California Estate Planning
- Why Is There So Much More California Trust Litigation?
- Do You Suspect Fraud by the Executor of a California Estate?
- Is probate litigation worth pursuing?
- My trustee won't give me my inheritance
- Finding all the money can be difficult in probate and trust litigation cases
- 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
- Will contest commentator misunderstands Leona Helmsley estate litigation ruling
- Filing a trust contest can't be done by filling out a form
- One of the strangest will contests I have seen
- The house is getting sold during the will contest
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News
- New 2012 Legislation AB 1305 Impacts California Probate
- Estate Planning and Incapacitating Chronic Illness in California
- The Search for a Missing Beneficiary of a California Probated Estate
- California Raises Limit For Small Estates Procedure to $150,000
- The Simplified Procedure to Transfer Estates in California
- What Does A California Transfer Agent Do?
- A Durable Power of Attorney Can Make All the Difference in California
- When Is the California Decedent’s Income Tax Return “Fiduciary?”
- The Abstract Nature of Intangible Personal Property
- How Do You Define Real Estate in California?
- Separate or Concurrent Property: Not Always a Black-and-White Situation
- Accidental or Intentional? The Forgotten Children
- Explaining Quasi-Community Property
- What Community Property Is …and Is Not
- Credit Card Debt May Come Back to Haunt You
- The Important Estate Planning Move You Can’t Afford To Miss
- Does a Spouse Inherit Anything If She Is Not Mentioned in the Will?
- Small Estates Avoid Probate, but What Is a Small Estate in California?
- What Assets Are Excluded From Probate in California?
- Who Gets to Serve as an Administrator in a California Probate Proceeding?
- What Is the Role of an Executor in California Probate?
- What Are The Advantages of Probate in California?
- Getting Older and Managing Your Estate in California
- California Judicial Branch Crippled By New Budget Cuts
- Riverside County makes geographical changes for probate cases
- California probate filing fees have been raised
- Hemet Probate Court To Close
- Dodger owners' divorce trial could have been a probate battle
- Seniors duped into buying living trusts
- Probate rules vary greatly from state to state
- Probate litigation no stranger to gay couples
- Estate tax repeal means some spouses are disinherited
- Estate taxes set to expire in 2010
- Probate lawyer under criminal investigation for taking money from estate
- Steve McNair's estate free to sell share of restaurant
- Trust mills fined over $6 million
- Katherine Jackson fires her probate attorney.
- Yes, a bad father can luck into an inheritance
- Michael Jackson's estate will pay for his lavish funeral
- Church battles parishioner over inheritance
- Heiress' inability to recognize son supports fraud charge
- Riverside County probate courts ending cross-filing
- Conflicting wills leads to charge of undue influence
- Changes to will leads to criminal elder abuse case
- Estate planning for blended families
- San Bernardino probate lawyer releases free California probate book and DVD
- Motley Fool makes common mistake about probate
- Probate attorney disbarred for failing to work on probate
- New York Times article makes common estate planning mistake
- Palm Springs probate lawyer releases free California probate book and DVD
- Helmsley's pet trust was poorly drafted
- Probate estates drained by executors
- Michigan man leaves probate estate to area hospital
- Probate sale of real estate is difficult when family members disagree
- Estate administrator shouldn't use wife as realtor
- Trustee steals from trust he administered for his daughter
- Lawsuits fly against probate estate in attempt to recover assets
- Heir grievances lead to estate litigation
- Riverside California probate attorney has firm taken over by State Bar
- Scam artists appear to be active in Nigerian probate court
- Does Anna Nicole Smith's will contest provide any lessons for the rest of us?
- Delayed probate accounts were a sign of trouble
- Estate planning to benefit church
- Riverside County probate court is not the only one backed up
- Probate estate sues for retirement plan assets and loses
- Unethical tactics to collect debt from probate estate
- Indio Probate Court is now the Palm Springs Probate Court
- Connecticut probate courts may be consolidated
- Arizona will contest with strange twist
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- Probate and Trust Administration
- Is California Probate Ever Necessary When There is Already a Trust?
- Finding the Right California Probate or Trust Administration Attorney
- San Diego Probate: How it’s Supposed to Work and What Can Go Wrong
- What Are The Duties of a California Trustee?
- Creditors May Want to Get Involved in the Distribution of a California Estate
- Be Careful What Property You Distribute to Minors in California
- The California Probate “Inventory and Appraisal Form”
- Why Do Californians Hold so Many Assets in Joint Tenancy?
- How Do You Prepare a Schedule of Assets in California? (Part 2 of 2)
- How Do You Prepare a Schedule of Assets in California? (Part 1 of 2)
- Having Left This World, You Still Need to Pay Your Taxes in California
- In California Probate, Pour-Over Wills Might Be the Answer
- California Probate: How Are Securities Transferred to Heirs or Beneficiaries?
- Have You Ever Heard of Totten Trust Accounts in California?
- You Can Decide to Change Ownership from Separate to Community in California
- What Constitutes a Valid Will in California?
- Attorney Scott Grossman Is Your Guide to California Probate
- The Many Ways of Owning Property in California
- Do You Have to Notify the Government of the Death of a Parent?
- Transfer of Real Estate in California after Death
- There Is a Simple Way to Administer Probated Estate Property
- What Is a Spousal Property Petition, and When Should You Use It?
- If There Is No Will, How Is the Estate Representative Chosen?
- Who Will Act as the Executor in California Probate?
- How Much Does Probate Cost in California?
- Overview of the California Probate Process
- Collecting Assets in California Probate
- Do You Really Need To Hire a Probate Lawyer in California?
- Think About It: Do You Want Your Loved Ones To Struggle After Your Death?
- 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
- Foreclosure and Probate in California
- California probate and trust law gives equal treatment to registered domestic partners
- Filing a trust with the probate court may be necessary as part of a probate proceeding
- When both probate and trust administration are necessary in California
- Paying your California probate lawyer
- What is probate?
- What is trust administration
- Will Contests and Trust Litigation
- Not All California Wills & Trusts Meet Everyone’s Approval
- What Is “Undue Influence” in California and How Can It Be Used?
- You Can’t Choose the Timing of Your Death, but You Choose What Happens Next
- How to win your San Diego trust litigation case when the trustee will not give you a copy of the trust
- Riverside County issues new rules for filing probate and trust litigation cases
- How to get your trustee to distribute your inheritance to you
- 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
- 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
- Starting a California trust contest
- Removing parent's trust attorney as trustee
- California will contestants should not talk to other parties in their case
- California will contest or trust contest based on mental incapacity
- California will contest or trust contest based on undue influence
- Testimonials
- I learned firsthand how important it is to have the right probate lawyer
- 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.
- Thank you for helping us through...
- In my twenty years of experience in the industry....
- I would recommend Mr. Grossman and his firm...
- I highly recommend The Grossman Law Firm ...
- ..I would highly recommend him to my friends and family.
- You were a great help to me and the trust
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Probate and Trust Administration
- What is probate in San Diego?
How can we place our property into a California trust?
- Our car was registered under my name and my late husband's. How do I clear title now that he has passed away?
- I am about to inherit a house in California, but it comes with a mortgage loan. What should I do?
- Do we have to pay "death taxes" in California?
- A long-time California friend I took care of has passed away. How do I find out if I am a beneficiary in his will?
- How does my will remain valid if I still have many years to live?
- Under California Probate, what is community property with right of survivorship?
- Our deceased mother owned a country house. How can we find out what it is worth?
- How can I find out if my deceased mother's property is "community" or "separate?"
- I am taking care of our father's succession. How do I deal with his motor vehicles?
- What could happen if I don't leave any instructions regarding my California succession?
- What do the terms "gross estate" and "net estate" mean in California?
- What is a probate referee in California?
- How long does probate take in California?
- What assets go through probate in California?
- I intend to write a Will. Should I consult a lawyer?
- My mother had a trust and also a joint tenancy account with my brother. Can I make him account for the money he took from the joint tenancy account?
- 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?
How do I choose a California probate lawyer for my case?
- Can a house in probate be saved from foreclosure?
- In California does a person's trust have to be filed with the probate court when they die?
How do I protect a California probate estate from creditors?
My husband (or wife) recently died. Do I have to do a California probate of their estate?
- Where do I look for California Probate Law?
- If I have a will, why do I still have to do a probate?
- My parents have died. What do I need to do to transfer the title to their house?
- I'm the trustee of my parents' trust and they have both died. Do I need to do anything or can I just transfer their assets?
- I don't know if my parents had a will or trust when they died. What should I do?
- How do I get a copy of my parents trust now that they're both dead?
- The trustee of my parents' trust won't give me any information. What should I do?
- What is probate in San Diego?
- Will Contests and Trust Litigation
- I do not have much confidence in the executor of the estate. What should I watch out for under California law?
- What do you do when the trustee will not give you a copy of the trust?
- What is the difference between trust litigation and financial elder abuse 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?
- How do I pay the cost of probate litigation or trust litigation?
What form do I fill out to file a trust contest?
My sister and I are the co-trustees of my parents trust. I want to sell their home now that they are dead but she doesn't want to sell. What can I do?
- Where do I find the law for California will contests, probate litigation, and trust litigation?
- I'm not getting what I'm supposed to from my parents' estate. What can I do about it?
- Can I challenge the will or trust in probate court even though there is a no contest clause?
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