Date: January 19, 2018
Program: 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Location: LACBA Conference Center

Program Description:
Guardians ad Litem ("GALs") are playing an increasingly frequent role in probate matters. Our speakers will discuss what a GAL is and how one is appointed, compensated and discharged. They will also describe the role of a GAL, as distinguished from that of a PVP attorney. This program satisfies the Los Angeles Superior Court's training requirement for guardian ad litem appointments from the Probate Volunteer Panel.

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Trusts and Estates Brown Bag:   LPS Conservatorships, Mental Health Court

Date: February 6, 2018
Speakers: Judge Stratton, Vince Lombardo  Moderator: Deborah Keesey
Registration:  11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Program: 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Location:  Los Angeles Superior Court
Special Events Center (Old Department 1, Room 222)
111 North Hill St.

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We'd like to thank The Sanborn Team for their sponsorship of our events.

3/15/18
Trusts and Estates Litigation CLE at LACBA

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Our congratulations to the Honorable Robert S. Wada who has been appointed to Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Judge Wada has previously served as commissioner at the court, where he served as supervising probate attorney from 2011 to 2016, a commissioner from 2008-2011, and a probate attorney from 1997-2008.

Public Notice regarding Senate Bill (SB) 2 and additional charges for recording at the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder effective January 1, 2018.

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A mutual settlement for consideration reached by both parties which expressly preserved certain claims for appeal constitutes a valid final judgment.

Brown v. Cinemark USA, Inc. - filed Dec. 7, 2017
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 16-15377
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A consent judgment, entered pursuant to a settlement agreement between the parties, is not appealable absent an acknowledgment that the parties were expressly contemplating further court proceedings on a discrete issue that was not resolved at the time of entry of judgment. A trial court's authority under Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 664.6 does not allow it to summarily enforce the terms of a settlement agreement as applied to new disputes that arise after a final judgment is entered.

Howeth v. Coffelt - filed Nov. 30, 2017, publication ordered Dec. 8, 2017, Fourth District, Div. One
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 6053
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A property owner seeking to profit from facilitating and providing a commercial space for weddings was a wedding "vendor" with standing to bring a facial First Amendment challenge a county zoning ordinance requiring it to obtain a conditional use permit to use its property for weddings. The zoning ordinance--which imposed no definite standards on permit decisions nor any limitation on the time period within which a permit must be approved--provided unbridled discretion on permitting officials in violation of the First Amendment.

Epona, LLC v. County of Ventura - filed Dec. 7, 2017
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 17-55472
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The statute of limitations set forth in Family Code Sec. 1101 applies to breach of fiduciary duty claims filed after the death of a spouse instead of the general statute of limitations in Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 366.2 and Sec. 366.3.

Yeh v. Tai - filed Dec. 21, 2017, Second District, Div. Five
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 6386
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When a complaint seeks a temporary stay of foreclosure pending review of a loan modification application pursuant to the California Homeowners Bill of Rights, neither the value of the property nor the amount of the indebtedness constitutes the amount in controversy related to that injunctive relief.

Corral v. Select Portfolio Servicing - filed Dec. 27, 2017
Cite as 2017 S.O.S. 15-16574
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