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By Ginzburg Bronshteyn APC / June 28, 2012 / Probate

A Surviving Omitted Spouse May Be Sued for Elder Financial Abuse in California

By Ginzburg Bronshteyn APC / June 28, 2012 / Probate

A California appeals court ruled that a surviving spouse who was awarded a portion of a decedent’s estate pursuant to California Probate Code Section 21611, after initially being omitted from a will or other instrument, may be sued for financial elder abuse committed while the decedent was alive. In Estate of Dito, Barbara Merritt, the …

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By Ginzburg Bronshteyn APC / June 25, 2012 / Conservatorships

Gabor Conservatorship Battle Sent to Mediation in Los Angeles

By Ginzburg Bronshteyn APC / June 25, 2012 / Conservatorships

The husband and daughter of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor are attempting to mediate a dispute regarding the 95-year-old’s medical care and financial matters in a reported effort to avoid a lengthy court battle. Previously, Gabor’s only child, 64-year-old Constance Francesca Hilton, asked a California court to establish a conservatorship to mange her mother’s care and …

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By Ginzburg Bronshteyn APC / June 19, 2012 / Probate, Wills & Trusts

California’s Fourth Appellate District Recognizes Intentional Interference with an Expected Inheritance Tort

By Ginzburg Bronshteyn APC / June 19, 2012 / Probate, Wills & Trusts

Last month, California’s Fourth Appellate District recognized a claim for intentional interference with an expected inheritance (IIEI) in Beckwith v. Dahl. Prior to Beckwith, anyone who expected to inherit according to a California will or trust could only sue to overturn an instrument in probate court. In order to do so, however, a party must …

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