Practice Areas

Fiduciary Litigation

Blanco Tackabery represents clients in a variety of cases involving trusts and estates, including trust litigation, will contests, and estate disputes. We have extensive experience with caveat cases in which wills have been challenged on grounds such as lack of testamentary capacity, fraud, undue influence or coercion. We have also handled cases about modifying or terminating trusts.

The attorneys at Blanco Tackabery have years of experience in handling the complex issues involved in will caveat disputes. Reasons for contesting a will may include:

  • Lack of testamentary capacity
  • Fraud
  • Undue influence or coercion
  • Existence of later will
  • Lack of execution formalities

The attorneys at Blanco Tackabery have years of experience in handling the issues involved in complex contested estate proceedings. Reasons for contesting an estate may include:

  • Action to remove personal representative or collector (executor)
  • Lack of capacity
  • Will validity
  • Undue influence
  • Property partitions
  • Elective share
  • Spousal year’s allowance

The attorneys at Blanco Tackabery are very experienced in handling Trust disputes. Reasons for challenging a Trust may include:

  • Breach of fiduciary duties
  • Failure to provide proper accounting
  • Modifications of Trust agreements
  • Mishandling of Trust assets

When an adult becomes incapacitated and is no longer capable of handling their financial affairs, it may be necessary to have another person appointed to help with these matters. A guardian is someone appointed by a court to manage an incapacitated adult person’s decisions about daily living and residence. Our attorneys can provide sound guidance in dealing with this important and sensitive issue.

  • Breach of fiduciary duties
  • Failure to provide proper accounting
  • Mishandling of Trust assets

Fiduciary Litigation Attorneys

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