Ambiguity in Estate Plan Document Can Lead to Litigation

Ambiguity in estate planning documents can lead to disputes, uncertainty, and potentially litigation. Your Trustee or Personal Representative is charged with the duty of disbursing your estate in accordance with your intent.  If that intent is unclear because of murky testamentary language, your wishes may not be followed.  Consider the following recent...

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I am a family friend who was told I would be receiving part of an Estate, but now I am not. Is there anything I can do?

Since 2012, California courts have recognized a cause of action for non-family members who lose an inheritance due to wrongful interference by someone else. When someone interferes with another person’s estate plan — whether by fraud, duress, or some other means — and intentionally prevents another person from receiving an inheritance, it...

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