Probate and Fiduciary Controversy

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Culp Elliott & Carpenter’s goal is to prevent disputes between beneficiaries and fiduciaries when designing and drafting our clients’ estate plans. When trust and estate controversies arise, however, our knowledge and expertise concerning the many complexities and intricacies of trust and estate law can provide substantial benefits in advancing claims of beneficiaries or defending challenges on behalf of fiduciaries.

We Provide:

Problem solving and advocacy for estate and trust controversies
Negotiating and drafting litigation agreements
Mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods
Negotiating and drafting family dispute resolution agreements
Postmortem planning and trust reformation
Trust and estate accounting disputes
Will and codicil contests
Lack of capacity or undue influence claims
Removal of fiduciaries
Property right disputes
Valuation disputes
State and federal tax disputes

In trust and estate controversies, creative solutions often are needed to avoid a protracted dispute. We utilize our deep understanding of estate, trust and tax planning techniques to help facilitate agreements between parties. The experience and creativity that our attorneys bring to each client’s particular situation can promote a favorable result that enables the client to avoid lengthy and expensive litigation. When a probate and fiduciary controversy escalates to litigation, we typically refer the client to a litigation attorney to handle all litigation matters.