This case presents two issues: does the nonmarital biological child of an
absentee father who never openly held her out as his own have standing under Code of
Civil Procedure section 377.60 (section 377.60) to sue for his wrongful death if she failed
to obtain a court order declaring paternity during his lifetime?
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If she does not have
standing, does section 377.60 violat... More...   $0 (04-13-2019 - CA)

Petitioner David Dudek (David)1 appeals from a judgment entered after the trial
court sustained the demurrer of respondents Anne Kebisek Dudek,2 Tiffany Guzman,
Jeanette M. Kebisek, Mary J. Kebisek, Guillermo Andrade, Maria Sanchez, Ora H. Day,
Tonya Courtney, and Michael Quinn (the respondents) to David's petition (the Petition),
filed pursuant to the Probate Code, to recover mone... More...   $0 (04-12-2019 - CA)

This case involves a dispute over whether plaintiff and appellant
George Zakk is entitled to be paid and receive an executive producer
credit for a film that is a sequel to a film he had worked on and
developed. Zakk sued defendants Vin Diesel, One Race Films, Inc., and
Revolution Studios1 for breach of an oral contract, breach of an impliedin-fact
contract, intentional interfe... More...   $0 (03-26-2019 - CA)

The question presented in this case is one of first impression:
Assuming fraudulent intent, can the Uniform Voidable Transactions
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Act (Civ. Code, § 3439 et seq., formerly known as the Uniform
Fraudulent Transfer Act, or UFTA)1 apply to a premarital agreement in
which the prospective spouses agree that upon marriage each spouse’s
earnings, income, and other property acquir... More...   $0 (02-17-2019 - CA)

This appeal arises out of a dispute between six siblings over the interpretation of
the Trolan Family Trust (the trust), created by their parents in 1974. Upon the death of
their mother in 2015, the siblings became cotrustees of the trust, with the power to act by
majority vote. Five of the siblings, Appellants in this matter, agreed to maintain the
assets in trust, hoping they wou... More...   $0 (02-02-2019 - CA)

We have seen this case before. In 2016, we affirmed the trial court’s
judgment ordering Lu Tuan Nguyen to return funds to the Conservatorship of the Person
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and Estate of Joseph E. Ribal. On remand, the trial court awarded attorney fees incurred
in enforcing the underlying judgment to Linda Rogers, the conservator, of $43,507.50.
Nguyen argues that he has satisfied the underl... More...   $0 (01-21-2019 - CA)

Family Code section 852, subdivision (a)1 (section 852(a))
provides that a “transmutation,” or an interspousal transaction
changing the character of community or separate property, “is not
valid unless made in writing by an express declaration” by the
adversely affected spouse. (Italics added.) In Estate of
MacDonald (1990) 51 Cal.3d 262 (MacDonald), our Supreme
Court held ... More...   $0 (01-20-2019 - CA)

This case involves a procedure by which an insurance company, as the entity
controlling the litigation and incurring the risk of loss, is a de facto party under Probate
Code sections 550 through 555 in “an action to establish [a] decedent’s liability for which
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the decedent was protected by insurance” (Prob. Code, § 550),
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under Code of Civil Pro... More...   $0 (12-10-2018 - CA)

Appellant Joan Mauri Barefoot appeals following the trial court’s decision to
dismiss her petition under Probate Code section 172001
to, among other things, set aside
the 17th through 24th amendments and declare effective the 16th amendment to the
Maynord 1986 Family Trust (Trust). The trial court dismissed the petition on standing
grounds. For the reasons set forth below, we a... More...   $0 (11-06-2018 - CA)

After an incident with sheriff’s deputies, Brian Pickett died,
leaving his partner, two biological children, and his partner’s
child, A.G., whom Brian had raised and held out as his own child.
In the subsequent wrongful death action, the trial court held that
A.G. lacked standing to sue, and entered judgment against him.
With apologies to Sigmund Freud, biology is not destiny. ... More...   $0 (10-21-2018 - CA)