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Welcome to Bellator

Where other law firms see another file, we see a human being with individual needs and desires. When you work with us, your wishes become our wishes. Your goals become our goals. Your success becomes our success. In everything we do, you - the client - are our priority.

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Planning
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Our clients benefit from our experience inside and outside of the courtroom.

We protect and guide our clients through some of the most difficult times in their lives.

Why Choose Bellator?

Our Competitive Advantage

Bellator practices the full range of the probate code.  Our comprehensive practice is the key to our firm's success because we see both sides of life's challenges.  Our work representing clients in probate court allows us to understand how we can better prepare estate planning documents and give guidance to our clients so they can avoid or minimize costly litigation.

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Estate Planning

Wills

By creating a will, you can ensure that your loved ones are cared for after you pass away and that your final wishes are followed.

Trusts

Establishing a trust is a great way to ensure that your assets are distributed to loved ones accoding to your wishes.

Powers of Attorney

Appoint someone to help you make difficult health, financial, and other important life decisions when you are unable to make them yourself.

Advance Health Care Directives

Develop legal documents that outline your medical decisions in the event you are unable to or become incapacitated.

Guardianship Nomination

Create a guardianship nomination for your minor children and a contingency plan for their temporary care until a guardian can be appointed in the event you are seriously injured, ill or die.

Probate

Probate Administration

We provide guidance through the probate administration process.

Trust Administration

We help trustees understand their duties in order to avoid problems with beneficiaries that may turn into legal claims.

Contested Probate

When probate is contested, litigation ensues. Bellator will fight so you receive approval from the court to be in charge of the decedent’s estate so it can be administered.

Conservatorship

When someone you car about is in need of protection and you are seeking authority to make decisions for them, we can help.

Elder Abuse

If you suspect that a loved on has or is committing financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, we can help you protect them.

Marriage, parenthood, aging, death - Bellator is with you every step of the way.

We Are Your Guides

Helping With Life’s Transitions

Our team helps people deal with life’s transitions – marriage, parenthood, aging, death, and all of the emotions that go with each life stage. Whether you are creating an estate plan to provide for loved ones after your death, or battling greed, unfairness, or neglect, our attorneys are here to help.

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Who We Serve

Are you ready to create an estate plan? Do you need to contest a will? Are you seeking for help with a conservatorship? If so, you are in the right place. Bellator serves clients across all probate matters, from estate planning to will and trust disputes.
Executors
Administrators
Trustees
Beneficiaries
Heirs
Conservators
Parents
Spouses
Adult Children
Executors/Administrators
Are you unsure of how to perform your role as the executor or administrator of an estate? Bellator will help you navigate the often-tricky waters of an estate administration in Probate Court.
Beneficiaries/Heirs
Our probate lawyers have the experience to help you enforce your inheritance rights and address any trust disputes or will contests that arise.
Trustees
Bellator is here to help you fulfill your administrative duties as a trustee and litigate on the trust's behalf if needed.
Conservators/Adult Children
Protecting your loved ones as they age can be challenging. We understand this and can advise you of your options and alternatives to achieve this critical goal and combat those who would do harm.
Parents/Spouses
At Bellator, we help parents and spouses through the estate planning process, creating opportunities to provide for their families and ensure their wishes are carried out.

What We Do

We offer a full range of estate planning, administration and litigation services.

Estate Planning

By creating an estate plan, you can ensure that people you trust are in place to protect you and your assets during your lifetime, and that your estate will ultimately be distributed to people you care about.

Trust & Estate Administration

We provide guidance through the probate process, helping trustees understand their duties in order to avoid problems with beneficiaries that may turn into legal claims.

Conservatorships and Financial Elder Abuse

When someone you care about needs help managing their finances or personal care, or has become the target for unscrupulous parasites, we can help you gain control.

Will & Trust Litigation

When your inheritance is at risk, or an estate's assets are being mis-managed by a bad Trustee, Executor or Administrator, you will most likely need the help of the Probate Court to counter fraud, incompetence or undue influence.  We're on your side and can identify options for you.
We Are Your Guides

Helping navigate life's transitions.

New Beginnings
Our team helps people deal with life’s new beginnings such as marriage and parenthood by creating estate plans that can protect you and your family as your life unfolds.
Golden Years
Bellator is there to help you plan for your own retirement, and help you address threats to your parents as they continue theirs.
Transitions
Whether you are tasked with the administration of a trust or probate or need to ensure your inheritance is protected, our attorneys are here to help.
Why Choose Bellator LAw Group

What Makes Us Different?

Bellator’s attorneys and paralegals handle the full range of Trust and Estate Law. Our comprehensive practice is the key to our firm's success because we see both sides of life's challenges. Our work representing clients in probate court allows us to understand how we can better prepare estate planning documents and give guidance to our clients so they can avoid or minimize costly litigation.
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Nunya B.
Former Client
"Professional attorneys who are attentive and sympathetic to my issues and very knowledgeable about trust discrepancy and concerns."
Ray F.
Former Client
"Merrianne and her team helped me work through developing a solid estate plan and trust plan, providing me with knowledge to help with decision making and unravel the complexities."
Anji Taylor
Former Client
"Merrianne is knowledgeable, compassionate, communicative and was incredibly effective at driving the process to remove the former power-of-attorney holder from a position of abusive authority and control."

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San Diego, CA 92101

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Phone: (619) 232-8377
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