An important first step for creating an estate plan? Take an inventory of your money and property. Regardless of your wealth or financial struggles, everything you own is part of your estate and should be listed–or at least accounted for– in your inventory.
Category Archives: Trusts
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Many parents express concern their in-laws becoming outlaws. Their children may divorce. In this case, a divorcing spouse could seize their children’s inherited money and property .
Assets, Estate Planning, Heirs, Life Changes, Trusts, Uncategorized
Inventory: Treasure Map Your Estate
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Distressed children often call estate planning attorneys. Their deceased parents wrote a will or a trust without itemizing an inventory. So the kids have no idea which accounts, insurance policies, or items of real and personal property their parent owned.
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While many assume that a will or trust signed in an attorney’s office is valid, such is not always the case. Attorneys who do not specialize in estate planning may be unfamiliar with the formalities required to make a will or trust legally valid in their state.
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Imagine spending thousands of dollars on an estate plan to protect loved ones, to find that no true protection exists. Unfortunately, this occurs on a regular basis. In fact, millions fall prey to estate planning scams each year. According to a report conducted by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of people ages 50 and over, victims […]
California Law, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Life Changes, Trusts, Wills
Incapacity-Proof Your Estate Plan
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Most people agree that a long life is good. However, life alone does not guarantee ideal circumstances. For example, longevity, coupled with physical or mental incapacity, can prove challenging.
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Keep a majority of the details private until your death, Start the conversation with successor trustees.
California Law, Dementia, Estate Planning, Trusts, Uncategorized
The Importance of a Successor Trustee
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Healthcare documents (such as a Medical POA, Advanced Directive or Living Will, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization form) primarily focus on medical matters. However, they may also impact the financial matters handled by the successor trustee.
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Unlike other estate planning options, an RLT grants the ability to maintain control and enjoy accounts and property during someone’s lifetime. What’s more, it maintains privacy relative to how to manage accounts and property.
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Busy as ever, many of us supervise kids (in-person or virtually), pursue new employment opportunities and/or adapting to new work environments. What’s more, most of us are adjusting savings and investment goals.