Senior Associate Casey Reagan authored a vital article for the Daily Journal’s inaugural Trusts & Estates supplement, spotlighting the appellate decision in In re Marriage of Lund and its implications for estate... Read more »
Monica Yun authored an article featured in the Daily Journal’s Top Estate and Wealth Management Lawyers 2025 supplement. Her article, “Estate of Martino: Rethinking Stepchild Inheritance Under Intestacy,” confirms that stepchildren and... Read more »
Monica Yun authored an article featured in the Daily Journal’s Top Estate and Wealth Management Lawyers 2025 supplement. Her article, “Estate of Martino: Rethinking Stepchild Inheritance Under Intestacy,” confirms that stepchildren and... Read more »
Suppose Susan is a board member at Company A. As such, she has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. However, frustrated with her... Read more »
There isn’t a huge difference in dividing personal property after death compared to other types of property, besides the fact that dividing personal property may be easier. For example, if a house... Read more »
As a general rule, you should contest a POD bank account as soon as you discover the beneficiary designation on the account may be invalid. That said, because the wrongful act is... Read more »
How long a notarized power of attorney lasts depends on the terms of the agreement. For example, a nondurable power of attorney generally lasts up to the point the principal loses capacity.... Read more »
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While the court documents filed in the Tony Bennett estate dispute offer some insight into the musical legend’s estate planning, limited information has been publicized, making it difficult to draw fully informed... Read more »
In Estate of Benjamin C. Williams (2024) 104 Cal.App.5th 374, the court reaffirmed the strict evidentiary burden placed on California omitted children seeking a share of a decedent’s estate under California Probate... Read more »