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Probate

Sep. 10, 2020

Be careful with the caregiver. ‘The Knives’ will come out.

Probate Code Section 21380 can succeed where the ‘Slayer Rule’ fails.

Dave Parnall

Senior Associate
Hartog, Baer & Hand

Email: dparnall@hbh.law

Once upon a time there was an old man with a lot of money. His wife had died. He had a decades-younger female caregiver. The man often spoke of their friendship.

The man and the caregiver spent a lot of time together. She played games with him. She sat and read with him. She administered his medications. She generally endeared herself to him through hard work and good humor.

After some years, the ...

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