An executor is the legal personal representative of the deceased person’s estate. The executor has the opportunity to decline his/her role.
What to do when a CA probate executor takes too long. Learn your legal options for removing, replacing, or holding an executor accountable.
Executors and trustees in California owe strict fiduciary duties. Learn what those duties are and how breaches lead to court action.
The heirs and beneficiaries put all their confidence in the executor of the estate. What happens under California probate law if their trust is not justified?
Can a trustee delegate tasks? A trustee cannot escape liability by transferring the trustee’s office to another person.
California attorney Scott Grossman explains here how the estate’s administrator is appointed when the decedent left no will under California probate law.
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.
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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.