California Appellate Courts Doubly Divided Over Probate Code Section 859
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/21
We blogged recently about Keading v. Keading (2021) 60 Cal.App.5th 1115, which addresses whether a trial court can impose damages under California Probate Code section 859, without a finding of bad faith, if the court finds that a person has taken, concealed or disposed of property by committing elder or dependent adult financial abuse. There is another split of appellate authority as to the interpretation of section 859. Last year, the Court of Appeal, in Estate of Ashlock (2020) 45...
By: Downey Brand LLP