A beneficiary is a person, business, institution, trustee, or an estate that receives benefits under a will.
Under California probate law, the executor of the decedent’s estate has a fiduciary duty requiring him or her to act with integrity, disclose all information to the beneficiaries, act in fairness and with diligence, manage the estate with caution, and deal with all beneficiaries equally.
Table of Contents Key Takeaways Understanding the Executor’s Role in California The Myth of the “Will…
Immediately following a death, probate fraud can occur. View here for a Riverside probate litigation attorney’s list of the four most common types of fraud.
Unfortunately, trustees do not always fulfill their obligations to the best of their abilities, and the California Probate Code provides many reasons for seeking the removal of a trustee from the San Diego probate court.
Who are Interested Parties? And what does that even mean? An interested party is someone who is entitled to receive notice about certain estate administration proceedings. Read more here.
Often we’re asked if we can make the executor of the trust give someone a copy of the trust. Getting familiar with the language for Probate helps!