Category: Probate Litigation
A Last Will and Testament may be one of the most important documents created to preserve your goals after death. Without one, your preferences of how your money, property and personal items are given away will be ignored. Instead, your
Passing away without a will and trust has several potential outcomes, often varying by state. These laws can get awfully complex – especially in California. Ensure that your assets are distributed according to your own judgment rather than a default
Trust administration is a necessary yet overwhelming responsibility on top of mourning the loss of a loved one. The emotions of a loved one’s passing are already tough and now you have a stack of legally binding trustee responsibilities. On
Probate litigation can be a long and arduous process depending on the nature of the case and who is involved. There are often multiple stakeholders on any given dispute, and sometimes the court process can outlive even the plaintiff. So
In a perfect world, money-hungry telemarketers and scam artists would treat the elderly with deserving respect. Sadly, as the world is far from perfect, financial elder abuse is a very real and heartbreaking component of trust and probate law. Consider
In our area of practice, we have seen time and time again, instances of elder abuse, coercion, and persuasion by toxic people influence the true desires of one’s will or trust. This influence goes against what a loved one believed
Just about every case we prepare for trial is mediated at some point before trial. The courts are busier than ever and are generally understaffed, creating a backlog of cases waiting for their day at trial. In order to ease