, trustees and other family members where no court involvement is required. We also serve clients in court supervised trust and estate administration matters, trust and estate related litigation, and conservatorship and guardianship matters which are heard in the Probate Courts of San Diego County....
During probate, an inventory of all of the estate’s assets is made, creditors are paid, and assets are distributed to beneficiaries per the terms of a will or per California intestate succession laws if no will exists. The process can be time-consuming and punctilious. When assets are held...
In an attempt to combat the disproportionate harm that a statewide court reporter shortage is having on low-income litigants, Los Angeles County’s top judge cleared the way Thursday for electronic recording devices to be used in certain family, probate and civil pro...
If a person dies without a Will ("intestate"), the probate court appoints a person to receive all claims against the estate, pay creditors and then distribute all remaining property in accordance with the laws of the state. The major difference between dying testate and dying intestate is ...
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Her brother Prince, a genre-fusing master of music,died in 2016afteraccidentally overdosing on fentanyl. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer died at age 57 without a will, leading to one of thelargest and most complicated probate court proceedingsin Minnesota history, as well as infighting a...
When this is not possible, the matter will be settled in what is known as Family Court; and a third option is mediation, where couples can handle their disputes with the help of a mediator in order to avoid the stress of court. To learn more about the different types of law governing ...
The original will, written after Daniel Broderick had filed for divorce from Elisabeth, was witnessed by Linda Kolkena. In it, he provided for Elisabeth to collect her interest in their community property “without probate administration or court order.” The rest of his belongings, however, were...
Meanwhile, interest on the Calabasas mortgage and the taxes is accruing at some $146,000 annually, Kass estimated. The estate also owes $200,000 in court costs from the murder trial; that money is due to go to the county, which advanced the funds. Tax attorneys and accountants also are ...
Advertisement “They’re trying to do it without a broker and without going to probate court, but I think that’s a great disservice to the estate,” a Beverly Hills realtor said. “If it went to open bid in court, it probably would go for $65 million to $75 million.” ...