It can be hard trying to choose the right lawyer for your Trust or Will contest case. In this video, partner Stewart Albertson describes the reasons why most people hire Albertson & Davidson, LLP to fight for their inheritance rights.
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Once you open a probate estate by filing (and having the court approve) your Petition for Probate, the work to administer the estate begins. The first step is to obtain certified copies of your Letters. The Court issues an order granting your petition for probate, but the order does not allow you to take any […]
You know those slow motion replays they do in football games? What if the entire game was played in slow motion? That’d be pretty boring and tedious to watch. Welcome to our court system. Nearly every court system in California has been hampered by the severe budget cuts that have occurred in the last two […]
Beneficiaries should not have to take court action to enforce their rights under a Trust, but so often they do have to take action. Even though a beneficiary has no duties, they do have the burden on enforcing their rights when a Trustee refuses to do the right thing. In this video, partner Keith Davidson […]
We keep talking about California no-contest clauses because people keep asking about them. No-contest clauses are by far the most confusing aspect of Trust and Will litigation. In this video, partner Stewart Albertson discusses when they apply, and when they don’t.
Did you know that the number one reason for probate is to protect creditors? Yes, beneficiaries of the Will or estate are important too, but creditors always come first. Life can be hard for creditors of a decedent. There are a mess of rules and procedures that creditors must follow to keep their claims alive. […]
What is the single biggest threat to your assets leaving your family? I will give you a hint, it ‘s not estate taxes. Many people believe that estate taxes will take a lion’s share of their estate when they die, yet estate taxes apply to few estates. This year, the estate tax exclusion amount is […]
It can be a bit tricky reading your Trust document. There are a lot of provisions to go through, but two in particular are worth noting. In this video, partner Keith Davidson discusses the provisions he looks for in every San Diego Trust.
Sometime it can be hard to know what someone really wants to do with his or her estate. And if that intent is never written down and recorded somewhere, then it may be impossible to enforce. In this video, partner Keith Davidson talks about the difficulties in establishing and enforcing someone’s wishes.
Can a debt be collected against me or my family after death? In California, a decedent’s family is not responsible for the debts of the decedent. There are times where a surviving spouse may be liable, but even that has its limitations. For example, if the decedent had a purely separate property debt, then the […]