LOS ANGELES -- When Superior Court Judge Paul T. Suzuki was in private practice in the 1980s, only two bench officers heard disputes over trusts, estates and child guardianships in the probate courts in downtown Los Angeles, he said.
Now with an older generation projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history by 2030, Suzuki, who presides over long cause probate trials, expects his caseload will co... (continued)