Probate,
California Supreme Court
Jan. 24, 2020
Disinherited beneficiaries may challenge trusts, court says
The state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate ruling many trust attorneys found shocking, and confirmed probate courts may hear challenges from disinherited beneficiaries who allege they were removed from testamentary instruments as the result of foul play or incompetence.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate ruling many trust attorneys found shocking, and confirmed probate courts may hear challenges from disinherited beneficiaries who allege they were removed from testamentary instruments as the result of foul play or incompetence.
Authoring the opinion for a unanimous court Justice Ming Chin reasoned that probate cou...
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