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Trustees Mental Health

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

May a Mentally Incapacitated Trustee Be Held Personally Liable for His Breaches of Trust?

Assume sole trustee of an irrevocable discretionary trust for benefit of deceased settlor’s descendants living from time to time suffers a sudden unforeseen mental disability that causes trustee to imprudently administer the...more

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Understanding Guardianship: Lessons from Wendy Williams’ Legal Battle

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It is fascinating when the types of cases we handle in our practice come to life in the media. Recently, former talk show host Wendy Williams has been the subject of media attention because she has a court-appointed...more

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I’m Still Standing – California Supreme Court Allows Trust Amendment Contests in Probate Court

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Last week the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Barefoot v. Jennings (2020) ___ Cal.5th ___, ruling that a trust beneficiary disinherited in an amendment may contest the amendment’s validity in the...more

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Barefoot No More – California Supreme Court to Review Standing of Trust Contestants

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Can a disinherited person contest a trust amendment under California Probate Code section 17200? No, said the Court of Appeal last August in Barefoot v. Jennings (2018) 27 Cal.App.5th 1. The Barefoot opinion put pending...more

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