Many California will and trust disputes arise from ambiguity in the document with respect to who is entitled to an asset. Maybe the document was hazy from the start or perhaps circumstances have ...

Trust litigation frequently leads to prolonged conflict and substantial expense, eroding the value of California trusts and ...

In California probate courts, an “850 Petition” allows you to transfer property into or out of a trust. The statute is itself geared to situations in which a decedent died before he could make the ...

California living trust laws govern how residents can create and manage trusts to hold their assets, potentially bypassing probate-a court-supervised process for transferring property after death.

Adam J. Hirsch & William M. McGovern recently published Hirsch & McGovern California Probate Code Annotated (2021 ed.). Provided below is a summary of the book. Your comprehensive resource for probate ...