Neglected estate plans not only jeopardize a clients’ estate planning wishes but may also negatively impact their loved ones, not to mention

A recent California Court of Appeal decision, Carne v. Worthington (4/13/16), shows how disputes over trusts can happen if one is not careful in executing and recording property deeds to transfer property into a trust. Had the decedent merely recorded the proper deed his estate could have saved years of litigation time and tens of thousands in litigation costs. This case involved a dispute over the ownership of real property located on Via Regla formerly owned by decedent

We have had two cases in the last couple of years where one of the attorneys from our office had to spend days sitting with the disputing relatives in estate cases while they took turns going through personal property and effects of their relative. Not only was this emotional for the parties but costly from a legal fee standpoint. The parties required it since without cousel present, it could not be accomplished for a variety of reasons. A recent New York Times article b