Trusts and Estates
Ca. Trs. & Estates Quarterly 2017, Volume 23, Issue 3
Content
- Assessing and Litigating Pre-death Trust Contests: Perils, Pitfalls, and Strategies
- Get Out, Get Out, Whoever You Are! How To Oust Occupants From Trust, Estate, or Conservatorship Real Property
- Intellectual Property and Estates: Where Creativity and Planning Intersect
- The Revolution In California's Medi-cal Recovery Program
- Tips of the Trade - Children Are the Enemy
TIPS OF THE TRADE – CHILDREN ARE THE ENEMY
By Bruce Givner, Esq.* and Owen Kaye, Esq.*
I. INTRODUCTION
Adult children often accompany their parents to our office for an initial meeting. After a few minutes we announce to the parents: "Your children are the enemy." We explain how the children will, as the parents age, tell the parents they are no longer competent. We explain other problems caused by having children involved in the process.