Reasons for a Spendthrift Trust? Think Asset Protection.
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How to Choose a Guardian for your Kids
I’ll admit, deciding how to choose a guardian for your kids isn’t a lot of fun. Who wants to think about a situation where their young...
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Why I Chose Not to Blog This Week
I’ve been posting at least 2 articles per week all year. This week however, I have taken an intentional break. Here’s why: I’ve dedicated...
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Trust Attorney Explains the Various Types of Trusts
There are several different kinds of trusts that a trust attorney may use to accomplish a wide variety of purposes in creating an estate...
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Estate Planning Attorney Advises Against Shortcuts
The estate planning attorney is familiar with this gentleman’s plan to avoid the “courtroom mumbo jumbo” described in the article “Estate...
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Can an Irrevocable Trust be Changed or Revoked?
The question of whether an irrevocable trust can be changed or revoked comes up fairly often in estate planning. Sometimes circumstances...
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Do You Really Need a Lawyer to Make a Will or Trust?
With the variety of options available today, it’s natural to wonder whether you really need a lawyer to make a will or create a living...
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Using Special Needs Trusts in Estate Planning
Estate planning is crucial for a family with a special needs child, who may benefit greatly from a special needs trust to supplement...
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Providing Children with an Unequal Inheritance
When it comes to estate planning with wills and trusts, fair does not always mean equal. Sometimes parents have good reasons for wanting...
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Will or Trust? Which is better?
You have likely heard the words “will” and “trust” as part of estate planning. What are the differences between the two, and how do you...
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Top 3 Reasons to Have a Living Trust
There are many reasons to have a Living Trust. Living trusts (also called revocable trusts and revocable living trusts) are a great...
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Avoiding Probate in California
Avoiding probate is a major estate planning objective of many California individuals and families. Probate is the legal court process...
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Estate Planning if You’re Childless
Estate planning is a very personal process. If you’re childless, it’s actually much more important to have an estate plan than you might...
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Estate Planning for New Parents
Estate planning is something new parents need to put at the top of their must do list. I know you may be sleep-deprived, overwhelmed, and...
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Should I Put My Firearms in a “Gun Trust”?
If you own a gun or are a gun collector, although you likely have heard the term “gun trust,” you may not know what it is, how it works...
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Inheritance Trusts Protect Children and Give You Control
Inheritance trusts are used to maintain some level of control in how assets of any size are passed on to and used by another person...
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How to Incorporate Charitable Giving into an Estate Plan
When looking into charitable giving, it can easily become overwhelming. Talking to an experienced estate planning attorney can help make...
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Updating Your Estate Plan After a Divorce
Updating your estate plan after a divorce should be at the top of your must do list. Forbes’ recent article, “9 Things You Need To Know...
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Why Do I Need an Estate Plan?
Estate planning is fairly easy to do. That said, it is also very easy not to do (as evidenced by the statistics on the subject)....
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What Surviving Spouses Need to Do Immediately
Just last week, I spoke with a client whose trust based estate plan I’d prepared ten years ago. His wife had recently passed away. The...
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