Trusts and Estates
Ca. Trs. & Estates Quarterly 2023, VOLUME 29, ISSUE 3
Content
- PROBATE JUDGES AND LAWYERS DON'T ALWAYS THINK ALIKE—ARE PROBATE JUDGES' BRAINS "ABBY NORMAL"?
- Chairs of Section Subcommittees
- Editorial Board
- Letter From the Chair
- Letter From the Editor
- Litigation Alert
- McLe Self-study Article Trusts and Estates Mediation and the Role of the Mediator
- Reached An Impasse At a Mediation? Ways To Approach It
- Tax Alert
- What To Consider When Preparing (Your Client) For Mediation
- TRUSTS & ESTATES QUARTERLY - "THE MEDIATION ISSUE"
- BRESLIN V. BRESLIN: DOES THE "SEAMLESS FABRIC" NEED TAILORING?
- The Nuts and Bolts of Trust, Estate and Financial Elder Abuse Mediation
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TRUST, ESTATE AND FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE MEDIATION
Written by Daniel I. Spector, Esq.*
I. SYNOPSIS1
The purpose of this article is to provide the reader with a practical guide to mediations of disputes involving trust, estate (which is used broadly to include contested conservatorships), and civil financial elder abuse ("FEA") claims. The article is also specifically intended to provide practitioners and mediators with useful information and insights regarding the unique, deeply personal and complex nature of these mediations.
II. THE CONTEXT IN WHICH TRUST, ESTATE AND FEA MEDIATIONS OCCUR IS COMPLICATED