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...
Buffington Law Firm's Trust Litigation attorneys frequently deal with situations involving a secretive successor-trustee. The usual scenario is that once the second Trustor (trustmaker) of a Trust passes, someone else become successor-trustee of the Trust. Often...
Buffington Law Firm's team of trust litigation attorneys has recently been asked to discuss certain estate planning practices or scenarios that tend to lead to trust litigation, i.e. trust disputes. Our Firm has been handling Trust disputes for decades. In this...
Buffington Law Firm’s trust litigation attorneys have litigated many trust disputes in which one or more trust beneficiaries are contesting the validity of the Trust, a portion of the Trust, or some other testamentary document. As discussed recently in this Blog,...
There’s a perception that we live in a litigious society. Threats to sue another party are commonplace. When one party decides to follow through on that threat, it’s tempting to dismiss their claims as being frivolous or without merit. However, they may have a...
The protection of personal assets is a major concern for many who are starting a business. Building a new company often requires tremendous personal sacrifice to begin with. Knowing that future challenges within the business may further jeopardize one's personal...
Homeowners associations can serve many purposes. While some homeowners may not like the idea of having a group control what they can and cannot do with their property, these associations can ensure that one person does not cause unnecessary problems for other...
Going into business with a partner may have seemed like a no-brainer to you. You and your partner may have collectively come up with the business idea and took the startup steps together to allow the company to go from an idea to reality. At no point did either of you...
As a small business owner, you have likely had many ups and downs. You may have experienced numerous challenges just getting your business up and running, and it may always seem like there is another difficulty around the corner. However, you feel confident in your...
If you are the kind of person who plans for the future, you may have been proud of yourself when you decided to start investing. Using your money to earn more money is a popular way to grow funds for retirement, travel or security for your family. However, there are...