No Contest Clauses In California Expand to Defense of Invalid Trust

In Key v. Tyler, 34 Cal. App. 5th 505 (2019), a California appellate court held that a trustee’s defense of an invalid trust amendment, if made without probable cause, can activate a no contest clause and result in disinheritance.  This hurt, because the trust at issue was worth over $70 million. What is a no contest […]

California Inheritance Litigation

  Estate & Trust Litigation Mr. Gold represents beneficiaries, personal representatives and creditors in all matters of probate litigation and probate administration in the probate courts of California. Probate litigation typically involves the challenge to the validity of a will or trust, the meaning and construction of a will or trust, the proper administration of […]

California Probate Litigation

Trust and Estate Litigation Mr. Gold represents beneficiaries, personal representatives and creditors in all matters of probate litigation and probate administration in the probate courts of California. Probate litigation typically involves the challenge to the validity of a will or trust, the meaning and construction of a will or trust, the proper administration of a […]