To help your loved ones avoid this troubling statistic, educate, and update your extended family about wealth transfer goals. Finally, it alerts them to the plan you created to achieve these goals.
Category Archives: Heirs
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Jul
Jul
The person who was paid must not have been reimbursed by their insurance company. Reimbursed amounts do not qualify for eligibility under the unlimited medical exclusion tax-free gift category.
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Planning to Receive an Inheritance Estate planning makes most people think about preparing accounts and property for loved ones. The goals include working in a tax-efficient way. Tax advisors protect clients from probate and disgruntled heirs. Also, they watch out for beneficiaries’ creditors, divorcing spouses, bankruptcy, and more. Finally, they try to prevent poor spending […]
California Law, Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Heirs, Trusts, Wills
Beneficiary Designations
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Jun
Jun
If something happens, a successor trustee you previously selected steps in without court involvement. In such a case, they manage the trust on your behalf. You can also designate what happens to the trust’s money and property at your death.
Assets, Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Heirs, Inheritance, Trustee, Trusts
Irrevocable Life Insurance ILIT Trusts
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Jun
Jun
Even if Congress fails to act, in 2026, the current rate sunsets. This cuts rates in half to about $6 million per individual. This blog post discusses ILIT Trusts. So, read on.
Estate Planning, Heirs, Retirement, Taxes, Trustee, Trusts
Estate Planning for Disabled or Chronically Ill Beneficiaries
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May
May
he SECURE Act drastically decreased which individuals could stretch distributions over their life expectancy.
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May
You can create unlimited profiles. Access to immediate information prepares your trusted agents to immediately answer difficult questions. For example, if you’re in an emergency room the app will provide info to your family members, leading to improved health outcomes. Because you can create as many profiles as you want, use MYLO to store info about yourself, your aging parents, spouse, siblings, children, and friends.
Assets, California Law, Estate Planning, Heirs, Inheritance, Trusts, Uncategorized
Disinherit Your Children?
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Apr
Apr
Regardless of why a parent would disinherit a child, they should not disinherit as a tool to manipulate. Disinherited children may feel angry. This could lead to turmoil within the family.
Assets, Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Heirs, Probate, Trusts
More Estate Planning for Unmarried Partners
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Apr
Apr
Naming your partner as the pay-on-death (POD) or transfer-on-death (TOD) beneficiary often leads to pitfalls. Some of these occur when you name them on beneficiary designation forms. The POD or TOD option allows you to maintain control of the account during your lifetime.
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Making your partner a joint owner iseasy. Simply give them immediate access to and control over an account or property. Keep the account or property owned jointly, with the right of survivorship.