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  • Your Mother's California Will Disinherits You But You And Your Sisters Are Joint Tenants With Right Of Survivorship On The Deed To Your Mother's House; Who Wins?
    Your Mother's California Will Disinherits You But You And Your Sisters Are Joint Tenants With Right Of Survivorship On The Deed To Your Mother's House; Who Wins?

    As I have said previously, greed is an incredible motivating factor in creating family discord; in this Orange County case, my client’s mother disinherited him in her will ( California Probate Code ...

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  • Monetary Damages Do Not Necessarily Achieve An Emotional Win
    Monetary Damages Do Not Necessarily Achieve An Emotional Win

    In California, over the years, I have handled many cases involving disputes between family members over the estates of a deceased relative. Brothers against sisters, sisters against brothers, uncles ...

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  • Why a Trust and Not a Will in California?
    Why a Trust and Not a Will in California?

    A frequent question that comes up when doing estate planning in my Newport Beach, California office is why should one pay for a trust, when a will is so much cheaper. My response is are you thinking ...

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  • When Litigating a Will or Trust Contest in California, What Evidence do I look for?
    When Litigating a Will or Trust Contest in California, What Evidence do I look for?

    A typical case will involve a family member contacting me to complain about the dispositions in a will or trust of a deceased relative, with allegations that another family member or a caregiver “got” ...

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  • Undue Influence in California Will and Trust Contests
    Undue Influence in California Will and Trust Contests

    California defines undue influence in the Civil Code. Specifically, Civil Code Section 1575 states: “Undue influence consists: 1. In the use, by one in whom a confidence is reposed by another, or who ...

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  • How to Contest a Will In California
    How to Contest a Will In California

    There are times when a will is challenged in California. There are many reason why this happens and the law sets forth the procedures to follow in making a challenge. Some reasons a will may be ...

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