Family
Jun. 30, 2020
Litigating trust and estate disputes before private judges
It is not surprising that trust and estate disputes continue to increase. The number of people entering retirement age is increasing. The mobility and transience of American society are accelerating. The amount of people who have remarried with children from a prior marriage is expanding. Those trends mean that more people than ever are becoming elderly with diminishing capacity, an absence of close family members nearby to care for them, and the potential for disfavoring heirs in asset distribution.
Ryan J. Szczepanik
Partner
Hartog, Baer & Hand, APC in Orinda
John D. Minton
Partner
Anderson Yazdi Hwang Minton + Horn LLP
It is not surprising that trust and estate disputes continue to increase. The number of people entering retirement age is increasing. The mobility and transience of American society are accelerating. The amount of people who have remarried with children from a prior marriage is expanding. Those trends mean that more people than ever are becoming elderly with diminishing capacity, an absence of close family members nearby to care for them, and the potential for disfavo...
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