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What California Probate Laws Protect the Elderly Against Financial Abuse?
Financial elder abuse is a serious problem in estate planning. However, sometimes fraud is also caught after or during the probate process. Therefore, if an interested party files an action [...]
Keeping Up With California Courts’ Probate Rules During Coronavirus
Since early 2020, the California court system's response to coronavirus has resulted in a plethora of modifications to existing probate rules. However, these requirements vary greatly amongst county courts. As [...]
How to Start the California Probate Application Process
Probate is a complicated, lengthy process. However, with the proper knowledge, you can start your probate quickly and easily! Read on to learn the steps you should take BEFORE starting [...]
Will California Probate Laws Enable You to Avoid Probate?
California law does not require a full formal probate process for every estate. For small estates where there are no disputes about who should inherit property from the estate, California [...]
The Problems Walt Disney’s Grandson Faces With Inheritance & Probate Court
Did you know that one of Walt Disney's grandchildren has been fighting for over 15 years to collect his inheritance? Read on to learn why the court is holding his [...]
When Does it Make Sense to Hire a Probate Attorney?
Not every asset that belongs to a deceased person becomes part of his or her estate. Not all estates must go through probate. Only some of the estates that go [...]
California Probate Law Firms Want Your Money, but Think Before You Pay
You do not need to hire a lawyer every time you buy a house, and most people establish themselves as the legal parents of their children without hiring a lawyer. [...]
Why Hiring a Lawyer to Submit Your Probate Application is Probably a Waste of Money
California law also allows people inheriting property from small estates to bypass probate entirely. Even if you are the personal representative of an estate that needs to go through probate, [...]
California Has Different Probate Rules Depending on the Value of the Estate
Business is always booming at dollar stores, but none of the customers are investment bankers. Of all the sommeliers who were laid off during the pandemic, none of them had [...]