Is an oral promise to make a will or trust enforceable under California law? Contrary to what many believe, California law provides 
for the enforcement of oral promises to make a will or trust.
How does the promise to make a will or trust arise? Generally, a parent orally promises a child, a friend, or
Death is final. And when a person who is a party to a lawsuit dies, death can be final for the opposing party too unless they take action quickly.
Dead people cannot be sued by law. Therefore, any claims against a decedent (including those already in progress by way of an existing lawsuit) must be brought
Every California probate requires a host of forms to start, administer, and complete successfully. In lawyer talk, these forms are for “decedent’s estates,” which also means probate estates. Anytime any assets pass through probate, these are some of the forms that are used to navigate the probate process (these are the most commonly used California probate
No contest clauses were originally referred to as “In Terrorem” clauses. In Terrorem is Latin for “To Scare the Pants off my Beneficiaries”—loosely translated. And that’s what a no contest clause is supposed to do, prevent a trust or will contest by disinheriting a beneficiary who dares to contest the terms of the instrument.
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