Creditors [claims] both in the context of a probate estate and a trust. Timing for giving notice in a probate, requirement to search for creditors, benefits to giving notice to a potential creditor, statute of limitations, what to do about late filed claims, and also discuss creditors in a trust including what benefit there might […]
“Judge David L Belz is currently assigned to the Probate Department in Orange County Superior Court. In his legal career he was a trial attorney in private practice for 32 years before his appointment to the Orange County Bench in 2009. He served 5 years in family court and is currently assigned to the probate […]
Dealing with troublesome tenants, especially when they are family members, can be a challenge. This presentation will provide you with not only the various legal remedies and procedures available but will provide you with alternative remedies that do not involve court intervention.
Attorney Sternfeld will present new 2023 changes in needs-based public benefits and how those changes affect the Special Needs Trust.
AB 1194’s Impact on Professional Fiduciaries Serving as Guardian or Conservator 11:45 am – Presentation, “To be or not to be a Guardian or Conservator”
This presentation will examine how the fiduciary can successfully, neutrally navigate among litigious factions in trust, probate and conservatorship administrations and include a discussion of real-world examples of successful and unsuccessful applications of these principles. Breslin v. Breslin (2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 801 –New Guidance for Serving as the Neutral Fiduciary in Litigious Conservatorship, Trust and […]
Tips and ideas for helping clients through the holidays…those who suffer from mental illness, depression, memory loss, or other physical or mental disability
Ms. Symonds will present and explain the importance of modern technological devices that can be lifesaving when locating a wandering client.
In-depth discussion of the impactful changes to the Real Estate Purchase Agreement as a result of the Probate Purchase Agreement being eliminated. Overview of the new Real Estate Purchase Agreement effective 12/14/21. Highlights of the steps needed to cure the omissions that don’t protect the Estate or Conservatorship in the new contract. The 13 recommended […]
Contra Costa County Deputy District Attorney Mary Knox will provide an overview of investigative and charging processes for elder abuse crimes in Contra Costa County. Ms. Know will highlight her office’s elder abuse investigative and prevention system.