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Probate Fraud Fiduciary Duty

Winstead PC

Court Reversed Summary Judgment And Held That There Was A Fact Question On Whether A Trust Was Void Due To Forgery Or Fraud

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In In re Est. of Prieto, the contestant’s mother executed a will in 2008 leaving her property to a trust. No. 04-22-00038-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 6336 (Tex. App.—San Antonio August 28, 2024, no pet.)....more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Lis Pendens Upheld in Claim Against Sham Trustee Who Transferred Trust Property

A lis pendens is a recorded document giving constructive notice that a lawsuit has been filed affecting title to or right of possession of the real property described in the notice. Any person later acquiring an interest in...more

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Fraud Claims May Reopen Court-Approved Accountings

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Even a court order approving an accounting may not protect a California fiduciary if the accounting is inaccurate. That’s the upshot of Hudson v. Foster (2021) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, a recent California Court of Appeal decision...more

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Probate and Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - August 2018

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Three recent trial court decisions address issues that may be of interest to estate planning and administration lawyers, as well as probate and fiduciary litigators...more

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