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- Category: Abused Beneficiaries
- Trust & Estate Lawsuits | Tying Up Loose Ends
- CA Trust Beneficiaries | 5 Things You Must Know
- Frustrated Trust Beneficiaries | When the Trustee Says Nothing at All
- Trustee Abuse | Health, Education, Maintenance & Support
- California Trust Beneficiary Lessons | Unequal Distributions
- I Wish I Had A Trust Protector | California Trustee Abuses
- What are the Five Most Common Alameda Trust Lawsuits?
- Fiduciary Responsibility | Beneficiary Distributions
- How to File a Complaint Against a Professional Fiduciary Trustee
- Do California Licensed Fiduciaries Put You First? | Aggrieved Beneficiaries
- Trust Beneficiary Rights | Protecting Clients
- Trust Beneficiary Health Needs | HEMS Standard
- Trust Beneficiary Delayed Distributions | Contingency Fees
- Unfair Fiduciaries | Abuse of Beneficiaries
- California’s Disappointed Trust Income Beneficiaries | Is There A Better Way?
- Trust Beneficiary Distributions | Is Trustee Judgment Required?
- Representing Abused Beneficiaries | The Drive to Thrive
- Who Takes the Lead in Abused Trust Beneficiary Disputes?
- Gravy Train Trustees | California Trust Litigation
- All Aboard the Gravy Train | Trustees Gone Wild
- Trust Fund Babies | Trust Challenges
- Sometimes You’ve Got to Fight | Disinherited Beneficiary Battles
- California Gambling Trustees | Abused Beneficiaries
- Stepmother Trust Disputes | A Formula for Conflict
- Million-Dollar Questions | Abused Trust & Estate Beneficiaries
- Fair and Equitable Distributions to Trust Beneficiaries | Shattered Expectations
- Trust & Estate Bandits | Abused Beneficiaries
- Suspension of Trustee Powers While Removal Petition Is Pending | CA Trust Lawsuits
- LA Trust Beneficiaries | Holding Bad Trustees Accountable
- Unfair Trust Distributions | California Trust Litigation
- California Trust & Estate Lawsuits | Can Trustee Chaos Be Conquered?
- Trustee Misconduct Triggers for Accounting and Removal Petitions
- Category: Community
- Category: Elder Financial Abuse
- All Hat, No Cattle | Elder Financial Abuse Enforcement Issues
- Elder Abuse Affects Famous Californians, Too
- The Facts About Elder Financial Abuse in California
- Deathbed Transfers & Undue Influence | CA Trust Attorney
- 7 Scams to Watch Out for | Elder Financial Abuse
- Reasons You Need to Listen Closely to Elders in Financial Elder Abuse Cases
- Elder Financial Exploitation of Women | Break the Silence
- Caregiver Marriages | Elder Financial Abuse
- Should a Paid Caregiver Inherit $4 Million? | Undue Influence
- “I Leave My Family Nothing” | House Fights & Undue Influence
- Elder Financial Abuse | The Battle Starts Now
- Meth Addiction | Trust, Estate and Elder Financial Abuse Litigation
- California Conservatorship Drawbacks | Red Flags
- Protecting Your Parents with Alzheimer’s | Elder Financial Abuse
- Common Acts of Fraud | Probate & Estate Litigation
- California Financial Elder Abuse | Damages Determined by Jury
- Elder Financial Abuse | New Facts & Figures
- Alzheimer’s & Elder Financial Abuse | Vulnerability
- Undue Influence & Capacity | Trust Litigation
- Steps to Protect from Elder Financial Abuse | Jim Bohannon Interview
- The Wolf at the Door: Undue Influence and Elder Financial Abuse | KUSI San Diego
- Capacity & Elder Financial Abuse | Estate Litigation
- Interview with FOX 40 | Elder Financial Abuse
- Elder Financial Abuse | LA Trust Litigation
- California Power of Attorney | It’s Not a License to Steal
- False Accusations | Part and Parcel of Elder Financial Abuse
- Category: Estate Litigation
- Sacramento House Disputes | Trust Litigation Attorneys
- Coronavirus & California Courts
- Coronavirus | Precautions for Mediation
- Top 10 Types of Estate Battles | CA Probate & Trust Litigation
- International Issues for California Estate Litigation
- Probate Complications Caused By Multiple Beneficiaries
- Strange Issues to Resolve in Probate for High-Proflie Cases
- Pretermitted Heirs and Estate Litigation
- Estate Planning for Vacation Homes | Litigation Stories
- Can California Intestate Heirs Divide Estate Assets by Agreement?
- Estate Theft & Fraud | Alameda County
- House Fights | Litigation Over the Family Home
- Family Home Estate Disputes | Fortune and Misfortune
- Rosa Parks | Estate Lessons
- Trust & Estate Attorney Contingency Fees | Real Estate Distributions
- Drug & Alcohol Addictions | Trust, Estate and Elder Financial Abuse
- Is Your Estate Bulletproof? | Interview with Comstock’s
- Disinherited Beneficiaries | Bay Area Houses
- California Estate and Trust Houses Draw Real Estate Agents’ Focus
- Probate vs Nonprobate Transfers | How Assets Transfer at Death
- And the Worst Part Is… | Reflections on Estate Litigation
- Do I Have a Real Case? | Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation
- Sibling Rivalry | Estate & Trust Litigation
- If a Trustee Won’t Sell House to Distribute CA Trust Proceeds | A Bird’s-Eye View
- Widowed Stepmothers | Triggers for Estate Litigation
- Trust & Estate Litigation | Making Your Case
- Blended Family Estate Disputes | Widowed Stepmothers
- Exploring the Facts | Los Angeles Estate and Trust Litigation
- Gamblers & Addiction | Triggers for Trust & Estate Disputes
- Estate, Trust & Elder Financial Abuse Litigation | The Fighting Spirit
- Codependent Parent and Addicted Child | Estates & Trusts at Risk
- Will Contest & Undue Influence | Estate Litigation
- Will Contest | Get Your Rights in Writing
- Estate Theft | Los Angeles Trust Litigation Attorney
- What Happened To Mom & Dad’s House? | CA Estate & Trust Litigation
- Stopping Undue Influence & Estate Theft | CA Trust Litigation Attorneys
- 5 Questions You Should Ask BEFORE You Hire a Santa Clara Probate Litigation Attorney
- Wrongful House Transfers | Estate & Trust Litigation
- My Brother Stole My Mom’s House | Tales of Estate Wrongdoing
- Stepmothers & Inheritance Disputes | Estate Litigation
- Category: Estate Planning
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- Category: Life Insurance Beneficiary Litigation
- Contesting Life Insurance | Challenging a Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation
- Life Insurance Beneficiaries | Challenging a Claim
- Life Insurance Beneficiary Challenges | Fraud and Undue Influence
- California Life Insurance Beneficiary Disputes | Litigation
- Life Insurance Harms | Undue Influence & Elder Financial Abuse
- Churning Life Insurance | Elder Financial Abuse
- Category: Trust Litigation
- California Residents May Have an Interest in Trust Litigation They Don’t Know About
- Can Trust Beneficiaries Sue the Trustee For Improperly Withholding Distributions?
- Failing to Update Your Will Can Result in Litigation Later
- How to Prove That a Trust Resulted from Undue Influence
- Trust Gone Missing | What Do I Do Now?
- Trust Litigation in Santa Clara | Contingency Fees
- Transgender Parents | The Rights of Children in a Trust
- Trust Beneficiaries Need to Know | Learn the Basics
- California Joint Account Estate Disputes | Who Gets the Money?
- LA House Beneficiaries | Trust Litigation
- Beneficiary of a California Trust? What You Need to Know
- What Happens If a Trustee Mishandles Trust Assets?
- How a Trustee Can Evict a Beneficiary or Co-Trustee from Trust Property
- Who Litigates Northern California Trust Beneficiary Disputes?
- Character Counts | Trust Beneficiary Litigation
- The Best Day | California Estate & Trust Litigation
- Breaking the Impasse | Trust Beneficiary Litigation House Disputes
- CA Trust Beneficiary Contingency Fees | Stopping Estate Hijackers
- What You Focus on Grows | Bay Area Trust & Estate House Disputes
- Settling Bay Area Estate & Trust House Disputes | Contingency Fees
- California Trust Mediations | The Struggle with Endings
- California Trust Mediation | What Was Your Life About?
- Alameda County Trust & Estate Litigation | Contingency Fees
- Contingency Fees | CA Trust Litigation Pros & Cons
- Mediation for CA Estate & Trust Disputes
- Santa Clara Trust Litigation | Contingency Fees
- Forward Progress in Estate and Trust Litigation | Contingency Fees
- CA Trust Litigation Contingency Fees | Go Big or Go Home
- Bay Area Trust Beneficiaries’ House Fights | Contingency Fees
- LA Trust Beneficiary Rights | Contingency Fees
- LA Trust Litigation Attorney | Your Contingency Options
- LA Trust Beneficiary Litigation | Contingency Fees
- LA Trust & Estate Contingency Fees | Attorneys for Pasadena and Burbank
- LA Trust & Probate Litigation | Contingency Fee Considerations
- Los Angeles Trust Litigation | What to Know
- Category: Trusts Accounting
- Category: Will Contests
Michael Hackard’s book “The Wolf at the Door: Undue Influence and Elder Financial Abuse” presents both overview and in-depth analysis of elder financial crimes.