@John Hartog was named to the @The National Law Journal’s 2020 “Elite Boutique Trailblazers” list. Please join us in congratulating John on this tremendous honor!
The Validity of a trust amendment was at issue in the recent Haggerty v. Thornton opinion from the California Supreme Court, which resolved a split of authority among the California Circuit Courts.
When most people hear about elder abuse, they think of cruel or apathetic caregivers leaving elderly family and friends unattended or physically abusing them. But elder abuse is more than physical abuse: when someone takes any property - including real estate, cash, or any other asset or interest - from a person over the age of 65 by fraud or undue influence, it constitutes financial elder abuse.
