Estate Planning in California

A recent appellate opinion addressed the following issue: "when a party in a pending marital dissolution serves a notice of trust revoc...

In law, phrases can be similar but nonetheless distinct. For example, in the probate context, Letters of Administration can be issued as wel...

Probate Code § 6451 provides that (a) An adoption severs the relationship of parent and child between an adopted person and a natu...

Usually when a party loses a case, they do not compound their loss by continuing to litigate. In other words,  "if you find yourself in...

One method to invalidate a revocable transfer on death deed (TOD) is by proving undue influence. Obviously the beneficiary of a TOD will hav...

In order to be validly executed, a will needs to be signed by the testator,  by some other person in the testator’s presence and by the test...