Daughter’s Inheritance Restored After Father Leaves Everything to Second Wife

Daughter’s Inheritance Restored After Father Leaves Everything to Second Wife

What Happened A year after his wife died, an aging father reached out to his late wife’s former caregiver to arrange caregiving services for himself. Instead, the caregiver introduced him to her... Read more »
Inside Jay Leno’s Conservatorship of Wife Mavis: 5 Key Takeaways

Inside Jay Leno’s Conservatorship of Wife Mavis: 5 Key Takeaways

With high-profile cases like pop star Britney Spears’ conservatorship and TV personality Wendy Williams’ conservatorship dominating headlines in recent years — often for their controversy — the term conservatorship has gained a... Read more »
If a Husband and Wife Die Together, Who Inherits Community Property?

If a Husband and Wife Die Together, Who Inherits Community Property?

As set forth above, the retirement account at issue in our hypothetical is governed by ERISA, which provides that where a pension plan participant dies before retirement, their “surviving spouse” shall be... Read more »