Attorney Scott Grossman discusses everything you need to know about Bond in a California Probate.
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Attorney Scott Grossman discusses the last thing step before getting an order from the court. This is a report on waiver of account or a first and final account. This allows for the executor administrator and legal representative to be paid and of course for all the beneficiaries to get what they’re supposed to from the estate.
If a trust dictates the amount of trustee compensation, that amount generally is what is used. In some cases, you may be entitled to more, however.
The law for California will contests, probate litigation, and trust litigation is mostly found in the California Probate Code.
None. There is no form to fill out to file a trust contest. Trust contests, and will contests, require a petition to be filed with the probate court.
Generally, from a beneficiary’s perspective, the difference between trust litigation and financial elder abuse litigation is when the money or property was wrongfully taken.
Accusing someone of altering or forging documents in a decedent’s Will or Trust is an extremely serious allegation.
If a trustee has mismanaged assets or property, which caused a significant loss of value, the first thing you want to do is determine how the estate was mismanaged.
If you are the beneficiary of a California probate estate and suspect that the executor may be stealing estate property, it is important to act quickly. Waiting too long may make it impossible for you to ever receive the property to which you are entitled.
Forgery of a will or trust in California can result in the rightful beneficiaries of a person’s estate not receiving the property that they are intended to receive.