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CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY LAW
  • The California Supreme Court has held that an unemployed father who owes child support may be jailed for criminal contempt if he doesn't actively seek a job. Moss v. Ortiz
     

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CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT PROBATE
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CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT CONSERVATORSHIPS & GUARDIANSHIPS
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CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT ESTATE PLANNING
  • Although a Will contains a "No Contest" Clause, a beneficiary cannot be disinheritied for attempting to remove the Executor.

    The California Court of Appeals has held that a "no-contest" clause that disinherits a beneficiary who unsuccessfully sought to have the executor removed is unenforceable as against public policy. Plumleigh v. Ferber
     

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