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Wills, Estates & Trusts,
California Supreme Court

Jan. 19, 2024

Top five trusts and estates cases of 2023

The California Supreme Court issued no Trusts and Estates opinions in 2023, but there were a wide and interesting variety of topics addressed by the lower appellate courts.

Ciarán O’Sullivan

Ciarán has litigated trusts and estates disputes in trial and appellate courts since 1998. He is a member of the executive committee of the California Lawyers Association's Trusts and Estates section.

Although the California Supreme Court issued no Trusts and Estates opinions in 2023, the much-anticipated Haggerty v. Thornton case, which may resolve a conflict among the appellate districts about the permitted methods of trust amendment, was argued and submitted on Dec. 5, 2023, and is impending.

There were also a wide and interesting variety of topics addressed by the lower appellate courts. What follows is ...

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