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Wills, Estates & Trusts

Jan. 10, 2023

Top 5 trusts and estates cases of 2022

There were more Trusts and Estates appellate opinions compared to the year prior. Though none had earth shattering implications for the practice, quite a few were nevertheless interesting.

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.

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2022 saw an uptick from 2021 levels in published Trusts and Estates appellate opinions. Although none had earth shattering implications for the practice, quite a few were nevertheless very interesting decisions. What follows is a discussion of five of them, which are indicative only of this author's particular predilections. A brief summary of every 2022 case issued in this practice area can be found on the California Lawyers Association's website, under the Trusts an...

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