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Trust
24
NOV
2023
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When a Young Child is Involved, A Trust Can Be Critically Important

Trust funds definitely get a bad rap. Contrary to the gossipy headlines about the Hollywood set, these funds aren’t just reserved for spoiled brats who don’t want the daily 9-to-5 to cut into their party lifestyles. Actually, the decision to use a trust for a child—especially...
17
NOV
2023
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Give Up Control of Your Assets? If You Want An Irrevocable Trust, That’s What You Have to Do

Here’s a riddle for you: What do stone cutters and irrevocable trusts have in common? Answer: the phrase “carved in stone.” Ok, like most Dad jokes, that riddle’s not funny, but the punchline is true. When it comes to chipping and shaping a block of stone or the requirements...
09
NOV
2023
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Trusts, Dynasty Trusts, and Helping Your Descendants

Trusts usually don’t last forever. They’re not like reruns of NBC’s “Friends,” which our children’s children’s grandchildren will be watching when they’re living in space stations orbiting the moon. There’s a simple reason why they don’t last: Trusts usually end when the creator...
01
JUN
2021
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Jimi’s Big Mistake

When he departed this life for the big guitar center in the sky, rock musician Jimi Hendrix left a recording legacy that has grown over time. Something else has grown over time, too: a string of lawsuits among his family members along with other costs related to that legacy....
24
MAY
2021
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Two Scary Words—and How A Trust Protects You

Most people know that revocable trusts are designed to protect assets from probate, but there’s another situation that most people probably don’t think about and that involves two chilling words. Medi-Cal recovery. What’s that? It means that if someone is sick and Medi-Cal covers...
27
JUL
2020
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Shield Your Large Estate from Coming Changes to Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions

Remember the Y2K scare? If you’re of a certain age, then you probably recall the blood-chilling fear that our vast global financial network wouldn’t be able to handle a simple date change from the year 1999 to 2000. As Dick Clark prepared for another of his rockin’ New Year’s Eve...
22
JUN
2020

Our Firm Is Different Because We Fund Trusts At No Additional Charge

  You’ve gone to a lawyer, your revocable trust has been drawn up, documents have been signed and notarized—congratulations! You’re done! Right? Not so fast. Where real estate is concerned, yes, your trust is probably on solid ground—most law offices prepare and record deeds...
08
JUN
2020

Why It’s Time to Consider Getting A Trust

It’s a troubling statistic: According to the AARP, a vast majority of Americans—more than 60%–don’t have a trust or any other form of estate planning. There are a variety of reasons why they don’t. Some feel it’s too soon to start planning, others don’t think they can...
15
JAN
2019
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Do I Need a Trustee For a California Trust?

Most people who endeavor to create a trust in California are aware of at least some of the benefits. Two primary benefits are that, by creating a separate legal entity to hold property (that separate legal entity being the trust), the original owner of the property can: 1) confer...
12
JAN
2019
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Creating a Trust for a Family Pet in California

For many people, regardless of age, a pet provides comfort, affection, and companionship for years, and this can be especially true in a person’s later years. When a person dies with a pet and there is no clear plan to take care of that pet, the pet can often end up in the hands...
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Recent Posts

Illustration of a stone cutter working

Give Up Control of Your Assets? If You Want An Irrevocable Trust, That’s What You Have to Do

November 17, 2023
Family holding hands at the beach during sunset

Trusts, Dynasty Trusts, and Helping Your Descendants

November 09, 2023
The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1968

Jimi’s Big Mistake

June 01, 2021

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