Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of R.J.
In which the Fifth District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 13, 2025, that R.
Garcia v. Garcia
In which the Third District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 13, 2025, that the trial court's findings of undue influence, lack of capacity, and that Benjamin Garcia predeceased his mother--thereby triggering Probate Code section 259 and 859 and imposing double damages--are supported by substantial evidence and therefore are affirmed on appeal.
Sweetwyne P. Barrow v. Rhonda Holmes
In which the First District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 13, 2025, that the trial court's decision was supported by substantial evidence.
Conservatorship of Anne S.
In which the Second District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on July 10, 2025, that only persons who meet the statutory definition of an "interested person" under Probate Code section 1820 may file a petition for conservatorship, and a neighbor with no substantive relationship to the proposed conservatee lacks standing to do so.
Estate of Boyajian
In which the Fourth District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on July 07, 2025, that the probate court correctly applied the law in administering the estate.
In re Bradshaw
In which the California Supreme Court held, in an opinion filed on July 03, 2025, that the lower court's ruling was proper under California law.
Amundson v. Catello
In which the Fourth District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on June 03, 2025, that the trial court's decision was supported by substantial evidence.
Goebner v. Super. Ct.
In which the First District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on April 30, 2025, that the trial court's decision was supported by substantial evidence.
Herren v. George S.
In which the First District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on March 04, 2025, that a petition for an elder-abuse restraining order may be granted under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act even though the protected person's capacity has not yet been formally adjudicated, so long as the court finds substantial evidence of financial abuse.