Legal Opinion
Parson v. Parson
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 1996No. B096662PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
Larry T. Parson, successor trustee of the Tage A. Parson Revocable Trust No. 1, appeals from an order awarding a family allowance to Sigrid Parson (respondent), the disinherited surviving spouse of Tage Parson (decedent). He contends the trial court erred because the Probate Code does not authorize a family allowance in cases involving revocable trusts. The trial court granted the award because it determined that respondent would have been entitled to a family allowance from the decedent’s estate (Prob. Code, § 6540) 1 , and that the trust property is subject to the claims of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Estate of BlairCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- Estate of HafnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Estate of HerreraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
3Cited by2 opinions
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