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Will Contest
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California Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
Attacking Liars: How a Fraud claim is used to overturn California Wills and Trusts
Fraud! Sounds scary and it can be used to overturn a California Trust and Will, provided that you have the right set of facts. In this video, Albertson & Davidson…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Top book picks for trusts and estates lawyers: “Sycamore Row,” by John Grisham and “Devil in the Grove,” by Gilbert King
If your law practice involves inheritance disputes, you'll want to read Sycamore Row, by John Grisham. In his latest novel Grisham returns to his roots, revisiting small-town Mississippi lawyer Jake…
New York Trusts & Estates Litigation
Tax Considerations in Will Contests
In our latest entry, Lou Vlahos provides an informative summary of estate tax issues that arise in the context of a probate contest.
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Sycamore Row’s Evidence Problem
By Rob McKinney
I have a confession. I love to read John Grisham's books. I just finished Sycamore Row. It was a great story. Many of the characters were from Grisham's first book…
California Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
Using Undue Influence to Overturn a California Trust or Will
Partner Stewart Albertson discusses the concept of undue influence in overturning a California Trust or Will. You can read our other posts (and see our other videos) on undue influence…
California Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
What Did You Expect??? Expectations of a trial lawyer in California Trust and Will Disputes
It has recently come to my attention that not everyone is accustomed to working with lawyers as part of their daily lives. That’s a shame since we are so wonderful…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Before the Party’s Over: Arguments For and Against Pre-Death Will Contests
Certainty. It's the Holy Grail of estate planning and non-existent in any will contest. Here's how one judge put it over a century ago: "[P]ost mortem squabblings and contests on mental condition…
New Jersey Law Blog
Stark & Stark Shareholder in Firm’s Litigation Group Published in US1
Paul W. Norris, Stark & Stark Shareholder and member of the Firm's Litigation Group, authored the article Contesting a Will, published in US 1 on March 6th, 2013.
California Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
Lock the Gates a Fortune Awaits–California Appellate Court clarifies “Prohibited Transferee” law
1. The Law of Prohibited Transferees If you’re like me, you would think that lawyers who draft Wills shouldn’t add themselves as beneficiaries (“I leave my entire estate to my…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
4th DCA: Can filing a time-barred will contest get you (and your lawyer) sanctioned?
Shuck v. Smalls, --- So.3d ----, 2012 WL 6027820 (Fla. 4th DCA December 05, 2012) In civil litigation you usually have years to file your complaint: most statute of limitations…