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Hi, this is Keith Davidson at Albertson & Davidson.  In this video, I want to discuss whether the successor trustee of a trust has an obligation to declare the trust settlor incompetent.

Let me explain some of those terms before

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Hi, this is Keith Davidson with Albertson & Davidson. In this video, I want to talk about some of the warning signs that you should be aware of to clue you in that undue influence might be taking place with one

One of the biggest benefits of creating a revocable, living Trust is that it allows your successor Trustee to manage your affairs if you lose capacity.  Sounds good, but who decides when your capacity is kaput?

That will be the question for the Court to decide on Monday, July 7th when a Los Angeles

If you went to the trouble to create a California estate plan that includes a revocable Trust, durable power of attorney for financial assets, and a healthcare directive, you probably have a capacity provision in each of these documents.  The capacity provision says that your successor Trustee or successor agent (under the durable power of

This is not a medical blog, but medicine and the law interact extensively when it comes to determining (or challenging) a person’s legal capacity.  To prove lack of capacity requires evidence of a mental defect, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.  Alzheimer’s also plays a role in proving a weakness of mind—required for undue influence.