In this video, I discuss the basics of whether a Trustee can evict a Trust beneficiary or a Co-Trustee from Trust real property. Albertson & Davidson, LLP has the experience and skills to successfully navigate this for you. Call us today at 909-466-1711.
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Last week the San Bernardino County Sherriff’s office announced that they have arrested a caretaker for alleged forgery and identity theft of a family’s living trust. This is big deal because wrongdoers are so rarely arrested and charged for their criminal actions in Trust and Will cases.
According to the San Bernardino County Sherriff’s office
A Trustee’s duty to manage Trust assets is very different from how you are allowed to manage your own individual assets. This is America, you can manage your own finances any way you please. You can be risky and invest big, you can be conservative and invest small, or you can hide your money in
The tangled web of litigation can cause some pretty funny alliances at times. Emily Green of the Daily Journal reported on February 28, 2013 that the estate of Mark R. Hughes, founder of Hebalife, Ltd., who died in 2000, is still being litigated in the appellate court. The latest turn of events comes
Another year is in the books, and on the web for us thanks to our blog. We wrote quite a few articles again this year, but there are a few stand-outs among them. The following list represents our twelve most popular articles (and our personal favorites too):
If you’re going to do battle in Probate Court do you need to know more about Trusts and Wills or more about litigation? The obvious answer is you need to know about both. And while knowing about Trusts and Wills is critical, knowing a thing or two about civil litigation is also a must.
For example
From time to time we have clients come to our office upset that the attorney who drafted their parents’ California estate plan (i.e., living trust, will, and durable powers of attorney) got it wrong or perhaps failed to properly implement the parents’ estate plan.
In a recent case we handled an attorney drafted an amendment
One of the most obvious features of a revocable living Trust is that you can revoke it. It’s right there in the name “revocable Trust.” But you can also amend a revocable Trust because, for a long time, California courts have interpreted the power to revoke (which means to entirely do away with a Trust)
Listen to Keith A. Davidson summarize his blog post on the difference in contesting a California Trust and a California Will.
Which is better—A Trust or Will if a fight takes place for your assets after your death? One of the primary reasons people create Living Trusts (also called Revocable Trusts and Revocable Living Trusts)