Removing a successor trustee is possible, and generally requires filing a petition for removal, while working with a trust litigation attorney. For trust litigators, a common question is whether a successor trustee can be removed or replaced. Successor trustees don’t always manage the trust effectively, or respect the grantor’s true wishes. Sometimes successor trustees will …
Generally, a successor trustee cannot change or amend a trust. Most trusts are initially managed by their creator or original trustee, while they are still alive and competent. But after their passing, a successor trustee must step in to take legal title to assets and administer the trust according to its terms. Many successor trustees …
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LOS ANGELES–(Excerpt from BUSINESS WIRE) — The Alzheimer’s Association California Southland has selected RMO LLP Co-Managing Partner Scott Rahn to its board of directors. Rahn is looking forward to working to help publicize the private fight far too many families have when facing Alzheimer’s disease, to ensure increased services for those facing Alzheimer’s across the California Southland and, ultimately, to …
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Trustees commonly face claims for breach of trust, misappropriation of trust funds, mismanagement, malfeasance, fraud, or breach of fiduciary duty. If you’ve been accused of breaching your fiduciary duties or misappropriating trust funds, contact an experienced trust litigation attorney as soon as possible. The sooner you begin working with a trust litigation attorney, the better …
An executor of an estate has many duties and responsibilities, and sometimes they fail to live up to them. Fortunately, California law allows for the removal of an incompetent or unethical executor under certain circumstances. Such cases are more common than you might think, especially in high net worth states like California. Executors do not …
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August 10, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Los Angeles-based trust, estate and probate litigation firm RMO LLP has expanded to the East Coast with the opening of a Miami office helmed by veteran litigator Brian Levin, the firm announced this week. “It’s serendipity that we launched the operation at this time of greater need, but it’s …
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Contesting a will means to legally challenge the legitimacy of a will in probate court. How to win a will contest in Los Angeles is another matter. We understand that when a family member or loved one passes away, the pain of that loss can be magnified if uncertainty exists as to how they truly …
Undue influence in families is an act of abuse, often by heirs victimizing their elderly parents or other family members to increase their will inheritance or trust fund distributions. Undue influence can be actual or implied, and proving undue influence is the responsibility of heirs, beneficiaries, trustees of trusts, and administrators or executors of wills. …
To win a partition action can take anywhere from a couple of months to reach a settlement agreement to a year or more if it goes to a court trial. The vast majority of partition actions settle out of court, which reduces the time frame from filing to resolution, and makes funds and/or property available …
Executors cannot do things which are contrary to the benefit of heirs, beneficiaries, and the estate. This means if you suspect an executor is withholding your inheritance distributions, you would have the right to sue the estate, or litigate to suspend, remove and replace the executor. What is an Executor of Will or …
Most states allow for a parent to disinherit a child. Those that do not still allow for partial disinheritance. Whether fully or partially disinherited, a child may still have rights to their inheritance. They key is to prove the child was disinherited for unjustifiable reasons, the parent lacked capacity when they disinherited the child, the …
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Intestate succession refers to the process under California inheritance laws that details what happens to a person’s estate assets when that person dies without a last will and testament. California’s inheritance laws are straightforward and dictate how a loved one’s estate assets will be distributed after they pass without a will. Unlike a …