Dunlap v. Mayer

Private Wealth Services attorney Jaime Herren authored an article in the California Lawyers Association's Trusts and Estates section summarizing Dunlap v. Mayer, a case dealing with beneficiary rights related to trust accountings and evidentiary hearings of factual disputes. The 4th District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court's decision to dismiss, ruling that the estate of a beneficiary has standing to demand an accounting; where there are disputed issues of fact the court may not dismiss without an evidentiary hearing.

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