Probate & Trust Litigation

A resource for lawyers and the public in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for information on will contests, trust disputes, guardianships, conservatorships, elder exploitation, fiduciary duty claims, and other probate litigation disputes.


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Probate Litigation Seminar (PP slides link)

I presented on April 18 at a National Business Institute education program for New Hampshire lawyers Probate Administration From Start to Finish  I was to cover the  following probate litigation topics, but as sometimes happens ran out of time.

  1. Will and Trust Contests
  2. Power of Attorney and Constructive Trust Claims
  3. Pretermitted Heir Claims
  4.  Creditor Claims and Disputes
  5.  Inventory and Account Objections

There was lively discussion and a copy of my side presentation can be found at this link.