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Abused Trust Beneficiary Litigation Lawyers | Alameda County
Image Credit: EponineBunnyKickQueen If you're seeking a Northern California abused trust beneficiary litigation lawyer, contact Hackard Law. A significant but unquantified number of California estate...
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What are Common Acts of Fraud in Trust or Probate?
I'm Mike Hackard of Hackard Law. We handle substantial trust, estate, probate and elder financial abuse litigation cases in California's largest cities and counties. Frequent venues include Sacramento,...
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Probate vs Nonprobate Transfers | How Assets Transfer at Death
Hello, I'm Mike Hackard. I am a California estate and trust litigation lawyer. I began the practice of law in 1976, and I've been very active to this day. I want to discuss how assets pass on after we...
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Tara, We Hardly Knew Ye | Honoring a Hero
We suppose that your day began like many others. It would become a day that ended with the dreaded radio call "officer down." Tara O'Sullivan, today a community is in mourning for you - for your...
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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger | Perseverance
Image Credit: George Koronaios "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger except Bears, Bears will kill you." Ok, this is the lighthearted take on Friedrich Nietzsche's "That which does not kill us...
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What Top 5 Northern California City Zip Codes are Attracting Baby Boomers
RENTcafe, a nationwide apartment search website, recently identified Northern California's top 5 spots with the largest Baby Boomer populations. The oldest Baby Boomers are in their early 70s and the...
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Who Takes the Lead in Abused Trust Beneficiary Disputes?
The outlook is dreadful. You can see what's happening. You know that there is an aftermath to your parent's isolation from family members. Now, with your parent's passing, the successor Trustee of your...
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Interview with Chuck Jaffe | Alzheimer's, Widowed Stepmothers & Estate Crimes
This week I was pleased to join Chuck Jaffe, host of the popular radio show Money Life. Chuck is a veteran journalist with nationally syndicated columns in publications like The Wall Street Journal,...
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Ray Charles' $100 Million Estate | Litigation Gridlock
Image Credit: ARMcGrath Ray Charles was one of the greatest American singers, songwriters, and composers of the 20th Century. Blind from the age of seven, by the time he died in 2004 at the age of 73...
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What Happens If a Trustee Mishandles Trust Assets? | Avoid a Shakedown
Trust administration can be challenging. Layperson trustees are not really trained for the tasks. And, professional fiduciaries can occasionally go off track. Lack of transparency is an ignition switch...
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Representing Abused Beneficiaries | The Drive to Thrive
I enjoy reading The Wall Street Journal's book reviews. They're thoughtful, well written and a potential source of inspiration. The Journal's article titled "'Life Finds a Way' and 'Good Enough'...
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Probate Guardianship Abuse | Stopping Elder Financial Exploitation
Image Credit: ABC Action News Imagine you have an elderly loved one - maybe a parent or grandparent. How would you feel if someone took them from their home against their will, isolated them from you...
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Contingency Fee Agreements | Probate and Trust Litigation
Disinheritance is emotionally and financially troubling. It shatters long-held family expectations. Decades-old estate plans are changed. The cause of the interference is easily suspected - and...
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Michael Jackson | Estate Litigation & Liabilities
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, made his professional debut at the age of 6 as a member of the musical group his older brothers started called the Jackson 5. He spent nearly his entire life in the...
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Beneficiary of a California Trust? | What You Need to Know
You learn that you have been named as a beneficiary of a trust. Many questions come to mind. What's next? What are my rights? It helps to start with a few basics about trust structures, their creation...
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Baby Boomer Memories | 1969
Image Credit: Parlophone Music Sweden It's been 50 years since that eventful year, 1969. The oldest Baby Boomers were 25 and the youngest just 5. The 5-year-olds won't have much memory of the year....
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California Trust Beneficiaries | 5 Lessons for 2019
You're the beneficiary of a trust in California. You want to ensure that the distribution of trust assets is smooth and timely. And while the chances are good that distribution to beneficiaries will go...
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Trust Beneficiary Distributions | Trustee Judgment Required?
The power of trustees should not be underestimated. It is said that power can be intoxicating. Some grow with its possibilities and some swell with pride and arrogance. Those who swell may act like...
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Princess Diana | Royal Estate Mess
Image Credit: John Mathew Smith We all remember Lady Diana Spencer, who later became Diana, Princess of Wales, the first wife of Prince Charles. Diana died tragically 22 years ago in 1997 from...
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What I Wish I Knew | CA Trust Litigation
Image Credit: JMortonPhoto.com & OtoGodfrey.com Popular culture has its share of "I Wish I Knew" themes. Movies, songs and books all explore the theme. It is a wish that our past selves, however...
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