**Video Transcript** I’m talking about interference lawsuits. So California allows certain people to bring an intentional interference with an expected inheritance lawsuit. That’s a mouthful. What that means is, if you were going to get an inheritance and then somebody stepped in and kept you from getting it by interfering, you can sue the person who did the interfering and you can get damages against them that would be the same as what you would have received had you gotten your inheritance.
But why do we not see very many of these cases? Well, the main reason is there’s a very limited group of people who can bring these types of lawsuits. If you’re the type of person who has a right to take legal action in probate court to undue a bad trust or a bad will, you cannot bring an interference lawsuit. You have a separate legal remedy and you have to pursue those legal rights. But if you’re the type of person who has no other legal rights, because you’re not a family member, you’re not an heir-at-law, you weren’t named as a beneficiary in a prior version of a trust or will, then you probably can bring an intentional interference lawsuit.
But, as you can imagine, it’s a pretty narrow group of people. Because most people fall into the other category, where they have rights to sue in probate court.
Typically, we’re talking about non-married partners who can bring an interference lawsuit. But there could be others. And that’s why it’s important that you think your inheritance was interfered with, that you have a consultation with a lawyer, sit down, find out what your rights are, and then you will know what you need to do if you want to take action to get your rightful inheritance.
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