X
Home   |  News & Events   |  Leveraging Private Judges To Expediently Administer Estates and Trusts

Leveraging Private Judges To Expediently Administer Estates and Trusts

Oct 14, 2021
   |   
Andrew R. Verriere
   |   

In their article for The Recorder, Shareholders Andrew Verriere & Ryan Szczepanik discuss how California courts remain beleaguered by budgetary constraints. The courts lack the resources to process the large volume of trust and estate related matters. Even uncontested matters are being filed at rates exponentially higher than just a few years ago. Litigants have an alternative when facing these unavoidable delays: their right to refer matters to a private judge for resolution.

To read the full article, click here.

Related Posts

Tax-deferred exchanges of commercial or investment real property are a common strategy for real estate owners. Federal courts have taken a pro-taxpayer approach in allowing taxpayers to structure these exchanges. California has not until recently.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became law on December 22, 2017, with most provisions becoming effective on January 1, 2018. Some provisions are permanent, while others expire. Most significant for gift and estate tax purposes is the temporary doubling of several exemptions.

David Little was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).