Section Probate and Estate Planning

The Probate and Estate Planning Section covers substantive and procedural law governing trustees, probate estates, guardianships, conservatorship and other matters affecting trusts and estates and administration. The section offers Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and works closely with the bench to improve the administration of justice in the Probate Court.

Section Chairs

Laura F. Gibble
408 483 8829
gibble@lfgflaw.com

Paul Gruwell
415 453 9433
pgruwell@rflawllp.com

Notices

eDelivery for Marin Superior Court

Updated April 13, 2022

Revision of the Uniform Local Rules of Court for July 2022

Updated March 30, 2022

There are no upcoming Probate and Estate Planning events

Medi-Cal Asset Limit Changes from $2,000 to $130,000: How This May Affect Your Middle-Class Clients

Sep 04, 2022
By Patricia Tobin

Assembly Bill No. 133, signed by Governor Newsom on July 27, 2021, made major changes to Medi-Cal (also called the California Medical Assistance Program), California’s version of Medicaid, which provides medical care to low-income residents. These changes also have implications for middle-class clients.

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Estate of Wall

Jun 06, 2022
By Jake Walker

Most of us have relied on a spouse’s signed, delivered, and recorded quitclaim deed to conclude that the real estate is separate property. That is not necessarily so under the California Appellate Court’s recent decision in Estate of Wall (2021) 68 Cal.App.5th 168. The surprising decision is important to estate attorneys, as well as family and real property attorneys dealing with real estate titles involving married people.

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Pro Bono

Lawyers In The Library Returns! Volunteers needed Sat. May 14

Apr 20, 2022
By Patricia Medina, Chairperson MCBA Pro Bono Committee

The Lawyers in the Library program will be having a special session on Saturday, May 14, and we need volunteers for 2 hour shifts to assist Marin community members via Zoom.

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Marin Superior Court Accepting eDelivery

Notice of eDelivery Begins April 13

Apr 13, 2022

Effective April 13, 2022, eDelivery, a service that will allow for the electronic submission of filing documents for Civil, Family, Probate, and Small Claims will be available on the Court’s website at http://www.marincourt.org/edelivery.htm. eDelivery is not mandatory, and also does not replace the Court’s future goal of implementing eFiling. The Court is in the process of updating its case management system which is a requirement for implementing eFiling. Please see Local Rule 1.51 and Emergency Local Rule 22.01 which govern the use of eDelivery.

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New Administrative Orders and Local Rules Proposed

Important Court Updates

Apr 04, 2022
By Court Executive

New Administrative Orders posted

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Celebration of Life for Judge Richard H. Breiner

May 27 at 1:30 pm Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Mar 02, 2022
By Gary T. Ragghianti

A Celebration of Life honoring the Honorable Richard H. Breiner will be held on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium at the Marin County Civic Center. We all lost a simply remarkable and iconic leader, lawyer, and judge when Richard H. Breiner died on February 26, 2022, at his home in San Rafael. He was 87 years old.

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