Probate Litigation
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At Howard | Genzon LLP, we provide strategic, results-driven legal solutions tailored to your needs. Whether it’s surety law, construction disputes, real property matters, business conflicts, probate litigation, or insurance coverage issues, we guide you every step of the way with expertise, integrity, and personalized attention.
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Probate Litigation:
Our Firm represents trustees, beneficiaries, heirs, fiduciaries, and interested parties in all aspects of probate and trust litigation. Disputes involving estates and trusts are often complex, highly sensitive, and deeply personal. We understand the financial and emotional stakes involved, and we approach each matter with a combination of strategic advocacy, meticulous legal analysis, and respect for the family dynamics at play.
Our probate litigation team handles a wide range of contested matters, including:
- Will and trust contests, including claims of undue influence, lack of capacity, fraud, and improper execution
- Breach of fiduciary duty claims against trustees, executors, and personal representatives
- Accounting disputes, including challenges to management of estate or trust assets
- Removal or suspension of trustees, executors, and fiduciaries
- Interpretation and construction of wills and trust instruments
- Contested conservatorships and guardianships
- Elder financial abuse claims, including recovery of misappropriated assets
- Creditor claims and disputes involving estate liabilities
- Property title disputes, including claims involving jointly owned property, community property, and trust transmutation
- Disputes involving powers of attorney, advance directives, and healthcare decision-making authority
We are experienced in navigating probate courts throughout California and understand the procedural and substantive nuances unique to these matters. Our goal is to resolve disputes efficiently and effectively, whether through negotiation, mediation, or trial, while protecting our clients’ rights and the intent of the decedent.
With a firm grounded in real estate, construction, and business litigation, we bring a sophisticated understanding of complex assets, property issues, and financial disputes that often intersect with probate matters. This multidisciplinary approach allows us to deliver strategic, focused representation for clients facing high-stakes estate and trust conflicts.