Late Trust Contest May Trigger Enforcement of No Contest Clause

Los Angeles County Superior Court   Meiri v. Shamtoubi   Mental Capacity   No Contest Clauses   Probate Code Section 16061.7   Probate Code section 16061.8   Probate Code Section 21310   Probate Code Section 21311   Undue Influence   Will/Trust Contests  

August 4, 2022


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AUTHORS: Downey Brand


No contest clauses generally are not enforceable against beneficiaries of California trusts when there is “probable cause” to challenge the trust instrument.

Yet the probable