When disputes arise between heirs under a will or beneficiaries under a trust, it can be a trying and confusing ordeal. Some family members can change their attitudes dramatically when a shift is made from grieving to dealing with the inheritance or estate matters of a loved one. Any disputes that arise regarding a Will or Trust can be emotionally taxing on a family. If you feel as though you did not receive your full inheritance, you need to take immediate action. There are statutes of limitations as to when you can file a claim in court.
Beneficiaries can be irrational, unreasonable, and demanding. The person in charge of the will or trust can be asked to do the impossible and then faulted when it doesn’t happen. If you are nominated to be the trustee of a trust or the executor of the will then you need assistance, to make sure you do everything correctly, the first time, in a timely fashion.
Contact our Experienced Sacramento Trust Litigation and Will Contest Attorneys at Bowman & Associates, APC today at (916) 923-2800. We represent sons, daughters and all beneficiaries who haven’t gotten their share in will contests and trust litigation. We represent executors, administrators, and trustees who want to do their jobs right.
According to the California Probate Code, all heirs must receive notice during the probate process. If you have an objection and do not make it before the first hearing date, you will have a very difficult time trying to recover your full inheritance. When it comes to will contests and trust litigation, you do not have the luxury of waiting.
Sacramento Trust Litigation
Trustees have a lot of responsibility, and if they are uncooperative, fail to communicate or engage in theft, it can leave the beneficiaries in a difficult situation. Sometimes trustees refuse to provide an accounting of the money and property distributed through the trust. They may have made unwise investments with the money from the trust or may have had the trust re-written to favor them. Sometimes, trustees just don’t give beneficiaries the inheritance to which they are entitled and won’t even explain why. Trusts should be handled correctly under the law and when a trustee fails to appropriately administer the trust, steps should be taken by the beneficiaries to hold the trustee accountable.
The Law Office of Bowman & Associates, APC can help you with matters related to trust litigation and will contests. If applicable, we can assist you with removing a trustee, executor or administrator or forcing them to reimburse the trust or estate for their mistakes. We fight for sons and daughters, so that they get their full inheritance from their parents’ wills or trusts. Our Sacramento will contest lawyers and trust litigation attorneys have over 30 years of combined experience. Through our extensive knowledge, we have learned when to fight and when to settle.
Sacramento Will Contests
By law, wills are supposed to go through probate, and that probate is supervised by the Probate Court. However, executors and administrators do not always follow the legal steps in probating a will. When this situation occurs, the beneficiaries are typically the ones who suffer, as their inheritances are not distributed the way the decedent wished. Some of the common scenarios associated with an executor or administrator who does not properly probate a will include:
- Distributing property outside of probate
- Starting a probate, but failing to complete it
- Coercing the decedent into writing a will that favored him or her
At Bowman & Associates, we have skilled Sacramento Estate Planning Attorneys who can help you navigate these disputes in the manner best suited to your individual circumstances. We can also advise you of your rights and responsibilities if you are unclear of your role in the Executor-Heir or Trustee-Beneficiary relationship. If a dispute is unavoidable, we have skilled and practiced litigators who can go to Court on your behalf to make sure that your rights to your inheritance are protected.
