What Happens if Someone Dies Without Funding Their Trust?

Heggstad Petitions and Probate Code 850 From the Desk of San Diego Probate Lawyer, Kristina R. Hess Research and writing by Klint LeBlang Real Property and the California Heggstad Petition A revocable living trust provides an excellent estate planning tool regardless of an individual’s total assets and liabilities. This is …

California Probate Court Process – The 3 Evils of Probate

From the desk of San Diego Probate Lawyer, Kristina R. Hess: Greetings Californians!  Check out my new video on the California Probate Court Process — and the unfortunate 3 evils that go along with the process. I am very sorry if you have had a loved one pass away with …

How You Ended Up In Probate Court!?

From the desk of San Diego Probate Attorney, Kristina R. Hess Yes, you thought your mother/father had done everything right!  They set up a revocable living trust while they were alive.  They transferred their house and rental property to the Trust…. brokerage account, maybe a bank account or two… Yet, …

San Diego Probate Court and the Probate Process

From the desk of San Diego Probate Attorney, Kristina Hess With contribution by Klint LeBlang Overview on Probate Probate can be a long and lengthy process costing your family thousands of dollars.  Currently, San Diego has only two probate judges who handle all the probate court matters.  This can cause …

Intentional Interference with Expected Inheritance in California

Probate Avoidance From the desk of San Diego Estate Planning Attorney, Kristina R. Hess With Research and Contribution by Klint LeBlang The California courts have added a new tort to the legal system that may affect you and your inheritance. The tort is intentional interference with expected inheritance or IIEI. …