Letter from the Editor

• Publication year: 2022

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Written by Robert Barton, Esq.^*

It is my honor to take over as this year's California Trusts and Estates Quarterly Editor-in-Chief from Kristen Caverly, who has left big shoes to fill. I thank Kristen for her leadership and all of her tireless work putting the Quarterly together over the past year, along with the efforts of last year's Editorial Board consisting of Ralph Hughes, Erin Norcia, Nicholas Van Brunt, Matthew Owens and Ryka Farotte.

I look forward to working with this year's Editorial Board to continue the Quarterly's mission of providing high-caliber, scholarly articles and legal updates to our Section members. In that regard, we are particularly lucky for the submissions that are contained in this issue.

James P. Lamping has followed his 2015 Quarterly article on the similarities between marital property division rules applicable upon divorce and upon the death of the first spouse with a sequel, Until Death Do Us Part, Part II, which analyzes new authority developing on these issues.

Matthew Owens and Golnaz Yazdchi take a pragmatic approach in their article, Roadblocks on the Road to Probate Trials. In it, they examine new obstacles to achieving speedy probate trials under recent case law and discuss effective strategies for getting through these roadblocks or avoiding them altogether.

Melissa Wiley has authored a fascinating piece looking at long-awaited legislation, The Corporate Transparency Act, that will affect trust and estate practitioners. The article, aptly titled What Do I Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act?, reviews the legislation and its likely effects.

David Y. Parnall authored a detailed Tips of the Trade on notice in probate proceedings in his piece, Why Over-Notice? Because Due Process Might Demand It. This article examines why "over-noticing" generally makes sense as an easy way to prevent the major problems that might result if due process is violated.

This edition is rounded out by our Tax and Litigation Alerts. We are indebted to the attorneys who regularly commit to preparing and editing these Alerts, which keep all of us better informed about developments impacting our clients.

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