One of the most important things you can do as a property owner is to know where your property line is located. This is important if you ever want to add outdoor features to your property, especially when they’re going to be close to the property line. There are times...
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Breach Of Contract
Undue Influence as a Defense Against a Breach of Contract Lawsuit in California
Buffington Law Firm's Breach of Contract and Trust litigation attorneys frequently represent clients in the context of lawsuits involving Undue Influence. To be clear, California Welfare & Institutions Code Section 15610.70 provides that undue influence is the...
California Trust Litigation: Removing a Misbehaving Trustee
One of the most common issues that Buffington Law Firm's California Trust Litigation team deals with is the issue of misbehaving trustees of California living trusts, and how to remove them as appropriate. There is probably no more common topic or litigation goal in...
California Trust Litigation: When Dealing with Unreasonable Beneficiaries
Buffington Law Firm's California Living Trust litigation team often deals with situations involving difficult or unreasonable trust beneficiaries. Being trustee of a living trust, particularly once the trust becomes irrevocable, can be a difficult and thankless job...
Taking on a Misbehaving California Living Trust Trustee —Can You Recover Attorney’s Fees?
Perhaps the most common type of California Living Trust litigation involves a misbehaving trustee or successor-trustee. Buffington Law Firm's trust litigation team has dealt with many trust litigation cases involving California Living Trust trustees who fail or...
How do I deal with a business partner’s fraud?
When two or more people get into a business partnership, the primary goal is usually to combine your resources so you can grow your bottom line. However, it is not uncommon for things to fail to go as planned. Sometimes, one of the parties may yield to greed and lose...
California Living Trust Litigation: When a Trustee Refuses to Distribute Trust Assets
Buffington Law Firm's California Trust litigation attorneys frequently deal with situations in which the Trustee of a California Living Trust refuses to distribute Trust assets at the appropriate time. Often, the appropriate time is a reasonable time following the...
How to resolve a partnership dispute
A business partnership can be a great idea for those seeking to grow their enterprises while sharing some of the responsibilities that come with business ownership. However, it can also be a source of trouble if one or some of the partners fail to live up to their...
Can I sue my business partner?
When you get into a business partnership, you and your partners have similar goals: to grow the business and make profits. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for business relationships to break down for numerous reasons. When a party makes decisions that are...
Do you believe the trustee’s mistake has cost everyone money?
Serving as a trustee isn't particularly fun. It means careful and even pedantic compliance with written instructions and state law, as well as many hours of asset management and paperwork. You may feel grateful that someone else stepped into that role so that you...

