Probate
Dec. 15, 2021
Top 5 trusts and estates cases of 2021
In 2021 the Supreme Court did not issue any estates-related opinions — LPS conservatorship opinions aside — and the appellate courts have issued only 18 opinions to date compared to 2020’s 27. Here’s a review of some of the most important.





Ciarán O’Sullivan
Ciarán has litigated trusts and estates disputes in trial and appellate courts since 1998. He is a member of the executive committee of the California Lawyers Association's Trusts and Estates section.

2021 was a relatively quiet year for published trusts and estates cases, especially compared to the prolific output of the courts in the prior year. In 2020, the California Supreme Court issued no less than two importan...
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