Can the fiduciary responsible for our family trust prevent the beneficiaries from eating free at their restaurant.

A fiduciary has the duty to increase the trust res (basically increase the value of the assets within the trust). If he continues allowing free...

If you are the child, the prop 58 assessment exclusion applies. The only issue that you will have comes with the terms of the trust "only one of...

It is very difficult to object and have it stand to a form interrogatory question. However, this does not mean it is impossible. Please contact a...

What's recommended if my kids dad says that I cannot ask for spouse m child support for the ten years we've been together?

Unfortunately if you were never married to him, you cannot get spousal support. However, you certainly can get child support. He does sound a bit...

Can I be issued a traffic ticket based only on an angry drivers word?

You actually can be issued a ticket based on another driver's word, but the police would have to believe the other driver. Even if the ticket were...

What should I do and is this self defense in CA?

This sounds like you could have a good defense if anything comes of this. There are lot of tags on this question. Are there children involved, a...

Discretionary trust distribution

Certain trusts do allows for the trustee to have discretion on how much to distribute funds and how much to give but usually the beneficiaries for...

Is there different type of a divorce? (question to a family-law)

There is not a different type of divorce depending on who files for it. There are only contested and uncontested divorces. One party cannot...

In California, can an attorney who has an interest in a family trust represent a family member who is being sued?

Be careful! Err on the side caution. It is correctly stated the facts demonstrate whether there is a conflict and you have not given us enough...

Can I include my overseas property if a make a will in California? or should I make one in each country?

You can include overseas property in a CA trust, or you can create separate will documents in the overseas country. Before making a decision,...