Estate Disputes
Elder Financial Abuse in California: How to Report It and Demand Repayment
What counts as elder financial abuse, where to report it, what an agent under a power of attorney owes, and how to demand an accounting.
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Getting trust and probate records, executors who delay, and protecting an older relative from financial abuse. These 3 guides are checked against official California and federal sources.
Estate Disputes
Executor Delaying Distribution in California: Deadlines and Your Options
The one-year probate checkpoint, your right to an accounting, the court petitions that push a slow executor, and how trusts differ.
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Estate Disputes
How to Get Trust or Estate Records in California as a Beneficiary
Trustee notice and accounting duties, probate inventories, special notice, and court petitions when records don't arrive.
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