California Business Litigation and Legal Insights
Publications from Elpis Law on California business, civil, real estate, family, trust, technology, and cross‑border disputes.
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How Can a California Beneficiary Compel a Trustee to Provide an Accounting?
Learn when a California beneficiary may request trust information or an accounting, what the accounting should contain, and how the probate court may enforce the request.
Read the Article →Can One Co-Owner Force the Sale of a House in California?
Learn when a California co-owner may seek partition, how statutory buyouts and court-supervised sales work, and what options exist when owners cannot agree.
Read the Article →California Deed Fraud and Fraudulent Real Estate Loans
How identity thieves can place unauthorized deeds or loans against a home—and why property owners should act quickly.
Read the Article →Can a California Court Suspend a Trustee Before the Removal Hearing?
Learn when a California court may temporarily suspend a trustee, protect trust property, appoint an interim fiduciary, and plan for successor administration.
Read the Article →Why Californians Use Revocable Living Trusts to Reduce Probate Cost and Delay
California’s statutory probate-fee schedule can make trust planning especially important for homeowners, but the trust must be properly funded.
Read the Article →Who Gets What After a California Partition Sale?
Learn how mortgage payments, taxes, repairs, improvements, rent, occupancy, liens, and partition costs may affect the distribution of California partition-sale proceeds.
Read the Article →What Damages Can a Beneficiary Recover From a Trustee in California?
Learn how California courts may measure trustee surcharge, recover improper profits, trace transferred trust property, and apply breach-of-trust deadlines and defenses.
Read the Article →Can a Foreign-Country Judgment Be Recognized in California?
Learn when a foreign-country money judgment may be recognized in California, which judgments fall outside the statute, and what defenses may apply.
Read the Article →Can a Foreign Court Change Title to California Real Estate?
Learn why a foreign court may determine personal obligations involving California property but ordinarily cannot directly change California real estate title by decree alone.
Read the Article →Will a Foreign Lawsuit Stop a California Quiet-Title Case?
Learn whether a parallel foreign-country lawsuit can stay or dismiss a California quiet-title action and what courts consider when proceedings overlap.
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