{"id":51,"date":"2014-12-10T21:39:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T21:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomlaw.wpengine.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2019-04-03T21:31:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T21:31:51","slug":"estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No family anticipates fighting over money or assets upon the death of a loved one, but it happens more often than we\u2019d like to admit. Often, loved ones leave substantial assets such as family heirlooms, valuable real estate or significant retirement savings. Even with careful planning, disputes over such assets are common.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1626\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Skip Sugarman discusses the firm's Fiduciary Litigation practice on Atlanta Legal Experts Radio.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skip Sugarman discusses the firm&#8217;s Fiduciary Litigation practice on Atlanta Legal Experts Radio.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Claims against financial institutions for mismanagement of assets, guardianship petitions, and disputes over jointly held assets can arise. In other cases, family members may challenge the validity of wills or other estate-planning devices, or request that claims take into account gifts or transactions made during the loved one\u2019s lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>In any dispute over division of assets and estate matters, it is essential to have the right representation to ensure that your rights are protected. Careful attention from experienced attorneys is the only way to prevent unintended consequences and avoid the many pitfalls involved in fiduciary litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom Parham has years of experience in helping families untangle these difficult and complex situations, counseling beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries on claims involving millions of dollars. We have represented individuals challenging the distribution of assets as well as pursuing claims against professional fiduciaries for failing to fulfill their duties to our clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Fiduciary Litigation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-51-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/What-is-Fiduciary-Litigation.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/What-is-Fiduciary-Litigation.mp3\">https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/What-is-Fiduciary-Litigation.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips to Help Avoid Fiduciary Litigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-51-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tips-to-Avoid-Fiduciary-Litigation.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tips-to-Avoid-Fiduciary-Litigation.mp3\">https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tips-to-Avoid-Fiduciary-Litigation.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiduciary Litigation &#8211; A Case Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-51-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fiduciary-Litigation-A-Case-Study.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fiduciary-Litigation-A-Case-Study.mp3\">https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fiduciary-Litigation-A-Case-Study.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are our Clients?<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-51-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Who-are-our-clients.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Who-are-our-clients.mp3\">https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Who-are-our-clients.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re Here to Help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-51-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/A-Fiduciary-Litigation-Consult.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/A-Fiduciary-Litigation-Consult.mp3\">https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/A-Fiduciary-Litigation-Consult.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tEstate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation Results\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<p>Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.&nbsp;Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit.<\/p>\t\n        \t<meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/1997-2\/\" content=\"Sugarman Argues Major Fiduciary Litigation Case Before Georgia Court of Appeals\"><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2017-01-04\"><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2017-01-31\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Bloom Parham, LLP\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/author\/bbridges\/\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Brent Bridges\"><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\"><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\">\n    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/1997-2\/\" title=\"Sugarman Argues Major Fiduciary Litigation Case Before Georgia Court of Appeals\">Sugarman Argues Major Fiduciary Litigation Case Before Georgia Court of Appeals<\/a><\/h2>\n    \tJanuary 4, 2017\n    \tOn December 6, 2016, Bloom Sugarman Partner F. Skip Sugarman argued a major fiduciary-litigation case before the&#8230;\n    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/1997-2\/\"> Read More<\/a>\n        \t<meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/results-29\/\" content=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2011-01-01\"><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2015-03-12\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Bloom Parham, LLP\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/author\/lainey\/\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Lainey McLellan\"><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\"><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\">\n    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/results-29\/\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/h2>\n    \tJanuary 1, 2011\n    \tDefeated claims by estate to set-aside lifetime gifts to the decedent\u2019s daughters in both probate court and&#8230;\n    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/results-29\/\"> Read More<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/category\/results\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\tSEE ALL RESULTS\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No family anticipates fighting over money or assets upon the death of a loved one, but it happens more often&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":47,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation - Bloom Parham, LLP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation - Bloom Parham, LLP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No family anticipates fighting over money or assets upon the death of a loved one, but it happens more often&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bloom Parham, LLP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BloomParham\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-04-03T21:31:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3-225x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/\",\"name\":\"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation - Bloom Parham, LLP\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3-225x300.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-10T21:39:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-03T21:31:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3.jpg\",\"width\":992,\"height\":1320,\"caption\":\"Skip Sugarman discusses the firm's Fiduciary Litigation practice on Atlanta Legal Experts Radio.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Practice Areas\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Complex Litigation\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/\",\"name\":\"Bloom Parham, LLP\",\"description\":\"Specializing in all facets of real estate, employment and business litigation services\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Bloom Law\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BloomParham_box_darkblue_web-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BloomParham_box_darkblue_web-1.jpg\",\"width\":539,\"height\":521,\"caption\":\"Bloom Law\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BloomParham\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/bloom-parham-llp\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation - Bloom Parham, LLP","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation - Bloom Parham, LLP","og_description":"No family anticipates fighting over money or assets upon the death of a loved one, but it happens more often&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/","og_site_name":"Bloom Parham, LLP","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BloomParham\/","article_modified_time":"2019-04-03T21:31:51+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3-225x300.jpg"}],"twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/","name":"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation - Bloom Parham, LLP","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3-225x300.jpg","datePublished":"2014-12-10T21:39:33+00:00","dateModified":"2019-04-03T21:31:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Skip-Sugarman-Atlanta-Legal-Experts-3.jpg","width":992,"height":1320,"caption":"Skip Sugarman discusses the firm's Fiduciary Litigation practice on Atlanta Legal Experts Radio."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/estate-trust-and-fiduciary-litigation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Practice Areas","item":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Complex Litigation","item":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/practice-areas\/complex-litigation\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Estate Trust and Fiduciary Litigation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/","name":"Bloom Parham, LLP","description":"Specializing in all facets of real estate, employment and business litigation services","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#organization","name":"Bloom Law","url":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BloomParham_box_darkblue_web-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BloomParham_box_darkblue_web-1.jpg","width":539,"height":521,"caption":"Bloom Law"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BloomParham\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/bloom-parham-llp\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloom-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}