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Blog Posts
- ‘Borrowing’ from a trust can be a serious crime
- $11 million Los Angeles family estate under watch
- $300 million dispute over California heiress’s estate
- 3 reasons to have a health historian
- 3 reasons you don’t want to die intestate
- 3 things to know about taking inventory in probate
- 3 ways estate planning can keep the family together
- 3 ways to build your sibling support system in probate
- 4 important steps for estate accounting
- 4 tips to handle sibling dynamics in probate
- 5 considerations if you’re the executor of an estate
- 5 frequently asked questions about probate
- 5 things personal representatives should know
- 5 things to know if you are an estate executor
- 6 questions to ask when choosing a nursing home for a loved one
- 8 estate planning myths every young adult should know
- A California power of attorney allows financial caregiving
- A DIY (do it yourself) will can mean trouble in estate administration
- A trust can be used to care for a pet in California
- Actor Paul Walker never updated his 2001 California will
- Actor’s estate planning mistakes may overtax loved ones
- Actor’s ex-girlfriend loses bid to administer his estate
- Adverse possession rights could cause your estate trouble
- Am I entitled to proceeds from the estate regardless of the will?
- An appropriate time for estate planning
- Ancillary probate 101: What is it?
- Anna Nichole Smith’s probate battle may escalate again
- Are all assets covered by a will?
- Are California boomers ready to commit to estate plans?
- Are relatives qualified to be executors of California estates?
- Are these signs of dementia? What to know.
- Are you considering leaving your kids unequal inheritances?
- Are you up for the job of a California estate executor?
- Assessing cognitive impairment in a parent
- Assets do not have to be divided equally in estate planning
- Avoid these common pitfalls in estate planning
- Avoiding the legal perils of leaving money to caregivers
- Avoiding the probate process with death beneficiaries
- Basic estate planning documents you must have
- Being a caregiver isn’t easy, but is technology the answer?
- Beneficiary designations can keep assets out of probate process
- Beneficiary designations override will in estate planning
- Beneficiary reviews prevent California estate surprises
- Benefits of revocable trusts before and after death
- Billionaire mogul’s estate the subject of California court battle
- Birthright: the biggest misnomer in probate
- Bitcoin causes unique estate planning concerns in California
- Business owners need to consider estate planning in California
- Bypass trusts and their modern function
- California attorney says Jackson’s will dispute is useless
- California directives make your wishes clear during incapacity
- California estate asset values are in the eye of the beholder
- California estate myth: Only wealthy people have trusts
- California estate plan “flaws” may reflect a decedent’s wishes
- California estate planning re securing assets for inheritance
- California estate plans guard against elder financial abuse
- California estate plans now focus on aging baby boomers
- California estate timetable for heirs and beneficiaries
- California estates: when does a case belong in probate court?
- California legal issues when decedents die intestate
- California parents have choices in estate planning
- California probate takes up validity of Kinkcade wills
- California residents need to feature specifics in their wills
- California trusts, trusteed IRAs offer distribution control
- California–based Google introduces digital asset manager
- Can a California parent disinherit a child?
- Can Executors turn down the job?
- Can I challenge a will if I think it is unfair?
- Can probate be avoided after a loved one’s death in California?
- Can you include your frequent flyer miles in your estate plan?
- Can you prevent a will contest?
- Can you protect a trust from a beneficiary’s creditors?
- Can you remove a trustee from a trust?
- Can you send a parent with Alzheimer’s to a nursing home?
- Careful estate plan language protects California step-heirs
- Casey Kasem’s passing may leave unresolved questions
- Challenging an estate with a no-contest clause in California
- Children may not be best choice for California fiduciary role
- Choosing the wrong trustee can be a costly mistake
- Chosen to be a guardian? Here’s what you should consider.
- Circumstances in which a home can be placed in a trust
- Clearing the family home from relatives who are squatting
- Communicating with loved ones important in estate planning
- Confusion erupts when California estate plans are unshared
- Conservatorship granted for Reese Witherspoon’s dad
- Consider these things as you choose a guardian
- Considering a trust protector for a California estate plan?
- Controlling the flow of funds your California heirs receive
- Could beneficiary designations be up for debate?
- Could inherited retirement accounts be lost in bankruptcy?
- Court approves visits for Casey Kasem’s daughter
- Court papers filed valuing Lou Reed’s assets at over $20 million
- Creating an estate plan that includes a pet
- Cutting someone out of a will can lead to a family rift
- David Bowie’s death shines light on trust use in estate planning
- Dealing with California probate issues
- Deciding who can best manage your trust
- Defending your role as trustee when it is challenged in court
- Dementia is a solid reason to take a will dispute to court
- Desires of intended beneficiaries is important in estate planning
- Detailing your wishes for ending your life
- Determining assets to hold in a California estate
- Determining if a trust is a worthwhile estate planning tool
- Developing a multigenerational estate plan
- Developing an estate plan after you have a baby
- Digital estate planning can be problematic in California
- Discussing your estate plan with your family over the holidays
- Disinheriting the right way
- Divorce with a special needs child: consider estate advice too
- Do family members have to be told they received no inheritance?
- Do I have a right to inherit from my parents?
- Do I have the right to live in my deceased parents’ home?
- Do I have to file my loved one’s taxes in probate?
- Do new federal laws make California estate plans obsolete?
- Do you have what it takes to be an executor?
- Do you know the first signs of dementia?
- Do you make assumptions about estate planning?
- Do you need a new estate plan if you move to another state?
- Do you understand intestate succession in blended families?
- Do you understand what happens during probate?
- Do your holiday family plans include a discussion of your estate?
- Documentation is critical to successful estate administration
- Does a California estate plan need a revocable living trust?
- Does your college student need to consider estate planning?
- Don’t forget Fido when planning your estate
- Don’t forget to communicate your estate plans with your children
- Don’t forget to update your estate plan before you remarry
- Don’t forget to update your estate plan when you remarry
- Don’t forget your “digital life” in your estate plan
- Don’t forget your bank accounts in your estate plan
- Don’t forget your companion animals in your estate plan
- Don’t forget your digital assets in your estate plan
- Don’t forget your estate plan when you and your spouse separate
- Don’t forget your foreign assets in your estate planning
- Don’t forget your intellectual property in your estate plan
- Don’t forget your legacy when you do your estate planning
- Don’t forget your passwords when developing your estate plan
- Don’t just lock away your advance health care directive
- Duties assigned as part of an estate plan
- Dying intestate sets specific succession plans for assets
- Dying intestate: What it means for your family
- Election to impact estate planning decisions
- Electronic assets often neglected in estate planning
- Emotions can cause problems during business estate planning
- Ensure that your kids aren’t left out of your will if you remarry
- Essential estate planning documents in California
- Essential times to revisit a will
- Establishment of trust funds avoids probate
- Estate and financial decisions to make in your 40s
- Estate planning and later marriages
- Estate planning and the prevention of financial elder abuse
- Estate planning benefits of Section 529 accounts
- Estate planning can ease the path for loved ones
- Estate planning can help avoid taxes on life insurance benefits
- Estate planning essential for farmers and ranchers
- Estate planning for different stages of life
- Estate planning for parents of kids with substance abuse issues
- Estate planning for people in their 20’s and 30’s
- Estate planning for single people without children
- Estate planning for the ‘modern family’
- Estate planning for those nearing the end of life
- Estate planning in the digital age
- Estate planning involves talking to your children
- Estate planning is difficult conversation for families
- Estate planning is for more than unexpected death in California
- Estate planning just got easier for California gay couples
- Estate planning mistakes to be aware of in California
- Estate planning often involves charitable giving in California
- Estate planning pitfalls to avoid in California
- Estate planning rule helps married couples avoid tax liabilities
- Estate planning should be updated periodically in California
- Estate planning: The famous are not blameless
- Estate plans prevent California judges from making your choices
- Estate plans: Update what you create
- Evicting a squatter could be your only option
- Ex-California actress takes a stand against estate property sale
- Experienced guidance when you’re seeking a conservatorship
- Experts: Resolve to create or update a sound estate plan
- Facebook makes digital estate planning easier in California
- Failure to update a California estate plan is costly to heirs
- Family legal battles over Casey Kasem continue
- Family to destroy millions of dollars in inherited weapons, ammo
- FAQ on limited conservatorships
- FAQ: How long does probate take?
- FBI investigates Silicon Valley trust fund thefts
- Federal ‘death tax’ reprieve extended through 2013
- Financial inventory list essential for estate planning
- Financial, legal savvy is imperative for California trustees
- Finding the comfort zone with a California attorney
- For estate executors, it’s all in the details
- For most people, estate planning can’t wait
- Galen Hopper inherits nearly $3M from actor dad’s estate
- Giving up your inheritance: Assignments vs disclaimers
- Goals determine planning needs for high-value California estates
- Good estate planning eliminates common errors
- Guardianship versus conservatorship: What’s the difference?
- Handling creditor claims on a California estate
- Handling sibling conflict when you’re the favored heir
- Handling your deceased loved one’s estate
- Have you signed a HIPAA release?
- Having a child is an important reason for an estate plan
- Healthcare agents must be prepared
- Heavy D’s estate in Los Angeles probate years after death
- Heir v. beneficiary: What’s the difference?
- Help! I’ve been named an executor
- Help! Squatters are living in my late parents’ home
- Helping executors and others manage your digital estate
- Here’s why you need an estate plan, even if you’re young and poor
- Hidden costs of do-it-yourself estate planning
- How a living trust can benefit Californians
- How a living will can protect loved ones
- How an estate plan can give you control over your health care
- How an estate plan can protect your significant other
- How can I keep my estate from going through probate?
- How can I put a loved one in a nursing home for their own good?
- How can someone become a guardian in California?
- How can you help ensure that your inheritance is used wisely?
- How can you keep your children out of inheritance battles?
- How can you prevent battles over your estate plan?
- How can you prevent family conflicts over your estate?
- How could a limited conservatorship help you care for your child?
- How could dementia affect estate planning?
- How could NOT being admitted to the hospital cost big money?
- How dementia during estate planning could lead to a probate challenge
- How do community property laws impact inheritances?
- How do I know if I am named in a will?
- How do I sell real estate in probate?
- How do probate courts determine a will is authentic?
- How do wills and trusts differ?
- How do you close a probate estate?
- How do you divide your spouse’s property in intestate succession?
- How do you keep oil and gas royalties in the family?
- How do you know if your loved one was under undue influence?
- How does the small estate law work?
- How estates are administered in California probate court
- How general and limited California conservatorships differ
- How living in California could impact your estate planning
- How long do you need to save estate documents?
- How long does probate take?
- How much info should you give your family about your estate plan?
- How much should the executor of a California estate plan be paid?
- How nine opinions could sway California estate plans rules
- How old beneficiaries can haunt your California heirs
- How to avoid common pitfalls with a special needs trust
- How to become an organized executor
- How to choose the right nursing home for a loved one
- How to handle a windfall from a California estate
- How to handle an estate properly as executor in California
- How to include your cryptocurrency in your California estate plan
- How to keep your estate documents safe and accessible
- How to leave assets to your grandchildren
- How to protect a Los Angeles senior from financial abuse
- How to protect your children in a second marriage
- How to talk to your parent about nursing homes
- If a loved one dies outside of California, can I start the probate process in California?
- If you are an intestate heir, you might have options
- Important estate planning precautions to protect your assets
- Important steps in estate planning in California
- Incapacity planning: Things to keep in mind
- Inheritance is not a birthright: Your estate plan is the law
- Intestate succession Pt. 1: What is intestate?
- Intestate succession Pt. 2: Tips for navigating probate
- Is a green burial right for you?
- Is a holographic will valid in California?
- Is a private family foundation right for you?
- Is a qualified personal residence trust right for you?
- Is a spendthrift trust a good choice for your child?
- Is adding a family member to your deed a good idea?
- Is probate complicated?
- Is probate really necessary?
- Is probate required?
- Is that gift really an advance on an inheritance?
- Is the will valid if your loved one has dementia?
- Is there anything missing from your estate plan?
- It’s time to tell your family about your estate plan
- Joint property can help you avoid probate for part of your estate
- Keep loved ones away from probate, employ a proper estate plan
- Keeping your California estate out of probate
- Keeping your estate plan current is essential
- Know what property can bypass probate
- Know what to do when it is necessary to contest an estate plan
- Know when to consider assisted living and conservatorship
- Late actor’s family battling over terms of trust, prenup
- Leaving your children assets without ruining their future
- Lengthy probate process ensues after death of photographer
- Life changes may require estate planning update in California
- Life insurance may best be accompanied by trust planning
- Long-term care, estate administration and your elderly parents
- Los Angeles estate planners: Have you valued your Pogs lately?
- Los Angeles widow’s future hinges on probate hearing
- Making a California estate plan that works for you and heirs
- Making room for unique relationships in California estate plans
- Managing the initial steps of a California estate settlement
- Many Americans have not done necessary estate planning
- Many forget about digital assets during estate planning process
- Married couples affected by new trust administration laws
- Marrriott heir claims he’s been cut off for divorcing
- Methods for avoiding both taxes and probate
- Michael Jackson’s mother to be responsible for trial costs
- Mick Jagger inherits L’Wren Scott’s estate
- Multiple people battling over Manson estate
- Music legend’s James Brown’s estate still mired in family battles
- Myth: Probate will use up all of your loved one’s estate
- News: Spears’ conservatorship under fire
- Non-settlor trustee duties in revocable living trusts
- Organization is important in estate planning in California
- Organizing estate planning documents
- Part one: What if you can’t find the will?
- Part two: Finding a trust
- Paterno family asks to unseal coach’s will
- People are increasingly using estate plans to leave a legacy
- Planning a California trust for a special needs child
- Planning for pets is important too
- Planning for your elder years when you don’t have children
- Potential problems for those executing powers of attorney
- Pre-planning a funeral can help avoid family disputes
- Preparing for a parent’s incapacity
- President proposes changes to estate planning laws
- Preventing possible mistakes in estate planning
- Probate and taxes: What to know
- Probate battle closed after 7 years
- Probate challenges must be handled very carefully
- Probate concepts can be intimidating for many in California
- Proposal to lower Ca. conservators’ fees heads to hearing
- Protect your elderly loved ones through conservatorships
- Protecting adult kids with durable powers of attorney
- Protecting your child’s inheritance from a spouse in a divorce
- Protecting your children’s inheritances if they divorce
- Protecting your children’s inheritances when you remarry
- Protecting your estate plan from California disasters
- Protecting your non-citizen spouse from estate taxes
- Protection from creditors is important part of estate planning
- Putting your parent in a nursing home: Tips and advice
- Real property deeds and avoiding probate in California
- Reasons for probate litigation
- Reasons not to obsess over avoiding California probate
- Reasons people avoid estate planning in California
- Recognizing dementia and the end of testamentary capacity
- Record-setting insurance purchase shows smart estate planning
- Review your estate plan before you remarry
- Revising wills and trusts may be the best New Year’s resolution
- Robin Williams’s family heads to court over trust
- Rules are complex for IRA inheritances
- Rushed California estate planning quieted by Taxpayer Relief Act
- Secular or religious? Your estate can reflect your beliefs.
- Secure and appraise art collections during the probate process
- Sell as-is or rehab? What to consider when selling a probate property
- Selling a loved one’s house in probate: It is a complex process
- Seniors need to update their estate plans when moving
- Settlement places heiress’s California home in arts foundation
- Sherman Hemsley will valid, despite half-brother’s claim
- Should I use an attorney when making a will?
- Should you add a living will to your estate plan?
- Should you close house and change locks when a parent dies?
- Should you have a ‘life estate?’
- Should you have a health historian?
- Should you protect digital assets through an estate plan?
- Sibling disputes and how they give way to probate litigation
- Sibling rivalries can upend estate planning in California
- Sibling rivalry and caregiving: Not a good mix
- Signs it’s time to move your loved one to a nursing home
- Signs that a loved one should consider assisted living
- Single adults need to have an estate plan in place
- SNT trustees must protect eligibility for benefits
- Spouses need to communicate during estate planning in California
- Stan Lee’s estate was mired in conflict before his death
- Struggle between Casey Kasem’s wife and children continues
- Take care handling debt in probate
- Technology has made estate planning complicated in California
- The ‘Queen of Soul’ reportedly died with no estate plan
- The benefits associated with setting up an incentive trust
- The best wishes and gifts for Father’s Day
- The California estate plan debate about avoiding probate
- The challenge of closing accounts for loved ones
- The challenges of selling a parent’s home after they’re gone
- The differences between wills, living wills and living trusts
- The differences in revocable and irrevocable trusts
- The estate planning issues of others may provide valuable lessons
- The gang’s all here; talk about your California estate plan
- The importance of having an estate plan at every age
- The importance of intent in a will
- The importance of receipts in estate administration
- The importance of updating your estate plan after divorce
- The potential dangers of court-appointed guardianships
- The responsibility for debts of a decedent
- The roles and responsibilities of an executor
- The time of filing for probate is not a time for surprises
- The tough conversation you need to have
- The use of living wills in estate planning
- There’s a right and wrong way to make changes to your estate plan
- Three tips to help an aging parent get a power of attorney
- Three tips to mitigate family disputes during probate
- Tips for choosing a guardian for your minor child
- Tips for dividing your estate without dividing your family
- Tips for talking estate planning with your parents
- Tips for those who may inherit property
- Tips to help with your duties as executor of an estate
- Tips to help you with your executor duties
- To make your wishes known, you must ask hard questions
- Trust has various uses in estate planning in California
- Trust maintenance costs factor into California estate plans
- Trustees: Keeping detailed records is critical
- Tupac case: Lesson for California intellectual property planning
- Two things every conservator must know
- Types of conservatorships in California
- Understand the challenges of serving as an executor
- Understanding conservatorship in California
- Understanding intestacy laws in California
- Understanding probate and the benefits of a living trust
- Understanding the basics of probate, and why you need an attorney
- Unmarried couples: Can you make medical decisions?
- Updating estate planning is essential in California
- Use a California will to define online property ownership
- Use estate mediation to prevent California heir wars
- Using estate planning to fund loved ones’ educational goals
- Using insurance to pay estate taxes, save assets
- Was ‘Billie Jean’ Michael Jackson’s lover? A DNA test may say so
- We take the fear out of the probate process in California
- What are my duties as a trustee or executor?
- What are some points to consider after a loved one’s death?
- What are the duties of a fiduciary?
- What are the duties of a trustee?
- What are the duties of an executor?
- What are the early signs of dementia?
- What are the elements of a trustee’s fiduciary duty?
- What are your inheritance rights as a stepchild?
- What are your options when you inherit a home?
- What can happen if you die with no will and no family?
- What can I do to ensure that my living trust is honored?
- What can we learn from renowned actor’s estate planning mistakes?
- What changes to estate tax laws will we see under Trump?
- What debts must be paid after a person dies?
- What do you do after losing a loved one?
- What do you need to know about designating beneficiaries?
- What does being an executor involve?
- What does it mean if an estate is insolvent?
- What does it take to probate a holographic will?
- What does probate entail?
- What estate planning documents should all young adults have?
- What family dynamics can predict an estate battle?
- What happens at the first probate hearing?
- What happens if a loved one leaves behind multiple wills?
- What happens if a parent dies in debt?
- What happens if an executor delays the probate process?
- What happens if you die ‘intestate’ in California?
- What happens to a person’s debts after death?
- What happens to a person’s debts after death?
- What happens to debt after death?
- What happens to debt after someone dies?
- What happens to tenants after a property owner dies?
- What happens to the remaining assets in probate?
- What happens to your parent’s debt after they pass?
- What happens to your retirement in probate?
- What happens when a Californian dies without a will?
- What happens when a person dies without a will in California?
- What happens when someone you love dies without a will?
- What happens when you don’t have a California estate plan?
- What if a condition placed on an inheritance can’t be met?
- What if you face family conflict in probate?
- What is a “probate transfer?”
- What is a CUTMA account?
- What is a living will and do I need one?
- What is a pet trust – and do you need one?
- What is a trust protector?
- What is an incentive trust?
- What is ancillary probate?
- What is California’s Uniform Trust Decanting Act?
- What is spousal fiduciary duty?
- What is the difference between guardianship and conservatorship?
- What is the executor’s responsibility during probate?
- What issues could delay probate?
- What items are worth selling at an estate auction?
- What should an inventory of your loved one’s estate include?
- What should blended families consider about probate?
- What should parents know about limited conservatorships?
- What should stepchildren prepare for in probate?
- What should you consider when choosing a guardian for your kids?
- What should you do if a loved one is mentally incapacitated?
- What should you include in a pet trust?
- What should you include in your revocable living trust?
- What should you know if you inherit a payable on death account?
- What to know to sell real estate in probate
- What we can learn from Prince’s lack of estate plan
- What you should consider before contesting an estate plan
- What you should know about California’s Estate Recovery Program
- What you should know if you’re the beneficiary of a trust
- What you should know when choosing your executor
- What you should know when disinheriting relatives
- What’s the best way to leave a vacation home to family members?
- What’s the future of the estate tax in California?
- When a loved one dies without making a will in California
- When can beneficiaries seek to remove a trustee?
- When considering estate planning, think of family
- When does a no-contest clause not apply to a will challenge?
- When is it time to choose assisted living for your loved one?
- When is it time to consider getting a professional caregiver?
- When is the right time to put a parent in a home?
- When parents don’t have a will, young people face challenges
- When people won’t leave a home that’s part of a California estate
- When should you amend your estate plan?
- When should you set up a special needs trust?
- When should you update your estate plan?
- Which assets have to go through probate?
- Which life events trigger a need to revise your estate plan?
- Whittling away estate taxes through California trusts
- Who can access your health care information?
- Who needs revocable living trusts?
- Who pays a California decedent’s bills?
- Who will unlock your virtual assets when you die?
- Why ‘comfort planning’ should be part of your estate plan
- Why ‘death cleaning’ should be part of your estate planning
- Why ‘micro estate planning’ is valuable for parents of young kids
- Why a plan before college is critical
- Why Amanda Bynes parents can’t seek California conservatorship
- Why an estate plan is essential for single parents
- Why are funeral plans important?
- Why are revocable living trusts advantageous for Californians?
- Why are stepmother/stepchildren estate battles so common?
- Why do many Californians have revocable living trusts?
- Why does a will need witnesses?
- Why downsizing is an important part of estate planning
- Why equal estate distribution among kids might not be fair
- Why estate planning is crucial for single parents
- Why estate planning is crucial if you’re in the cannabis business
- Why is Britney Spears still under a conservatorship?
- Why might you need a probate attorney?
- Why people put off estate planning — and why they shouldn’t
- Why people without kids need an estate plan
- Why revocable living trusts are great supplements to wills
- Why revocable living trusts take precedence over wills
- Why should you have a living trust?
- Why should you have a revocable living trust?
- Why should you have an advanced health care directive?
- Why you need a California Advance Health Care Directive
- Why you need an estate plan if you have no heirs
- Why you need an estate plan if you’re young and single
- Why you need to have a will
- Why you shouldn’t have a do-it-yourself estate plan
- Will challenges based on lack of testamentary capacity
- Will contests in California
- Will I need to go through probate when my loved one passes away?
- Will the estate tax be repealed under the next administration?
- Wills and trusts important in estate planning in California
- Wills do more than help families avoid probate
- Wise estate planning can protect your home from a Medi-Cal lien
- With divorced parents, what happens in probate?
- Without an estate plan, the state can become your beneficiary
- Working around uncertain tax changes to set up an estate plan
- Worried about leaving an inheritance? Let the trustee handle it
- Wrapping the future ? the necessity for a California estate plan
- Years after meltdown, Britney Spears is still a conservatee
- You can detail your end-of-life care wishes in your estate plan
- You find out you’re the executor. What now?
- Young rapper reportedly had his estate in order when he died
- Your attorney can help you prevent contests to your estate plan
- Your loved one left behind a pet: What happens now?