California Estate Lawyer Blog
Covers estate planning, trusts, wills and asset protection with a focus on California estate law.
Author: Theodore M. Hankin is a solo practitioner in Santa Ana, Calif.
Blawg Related Categories: Trusts & Estates • States • California • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from California Estate Lawyer Blog
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The Joint Tenancy Deed Trumps the Will
So there we have it ... my client is listed on a deed with his two siblings and his mother as a joint tenants with right of survivorship (see California Civil Code §683 at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov).…
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I Can't Be Disinherited In California, Can I?
As I stated in my last post, my client's mother had a will when she died; in the will was a disinheritance clause that disinherited my client. In this post I will describe how those…
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Your Mother's California Will Disinherits You But You And Your Sisters Are Joint Tenants With Right Of Survivorship On The Deed To Your Mother's House; Who Wins?
As I have said previously, greed is an incredible motivating factor in creating family discord; in this Orange County case, my client's mother disinherited him in her will (California Probate Code §88). However, she had…
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A Real Estate Auction Is Held In Los Angeles County Superior Court
Previously I told how the court determined that the single family residence owned by my client and her brother would be sold, as it could not be divided, all in accordance with California Code of…
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You Cannot Divide A Single Family Residence; Partition By Sale Is The Remedy
So here was the situation; my client and her brother owned their mother's residence as tenants in common (California Civil Code §686). My client's brother did not agree with the appraisal that was made of…
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When Co-Tenants Are Fighting A California Court Can Order That The Property Be Sold
In my last post, I described how my client and her brother came to own, as tenants in common (California Civil Code §686), the single family residence of their mother. My client wanted her mother's…
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What To Do When Co-Owners of Real Property in California Don't Agree
Every now and then I receive calls from clients where the resolution of their problem would at first appear to be a trip to probate court, but sometimes has a twist that takes me to…
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Resolution of Litigation in California
As I stated in my last post, my client's half-sister disputed whether my client and the half-sister were even related; DNA tissue was found at a hospital where my client's natural father had been treated…
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I Found DNA in a Hospital in California
Recall that my client's half-sister now claims that they are not related ... and counsel and I agreed to use a DNA laboratory to determine the likelihood of relationship. Problem: the presumed natural father is…
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DNA ... Who Has My Father's DNA? Fun in California.
So here is my client, fighting her half-sister in Superior Court of Los Angeles County North East District, over whether she qualifies an heir of her natural father's estate under California Probate Code §6451 because…