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Most people believe that taking the time for estate planning is a good thing. They think that preserving the financial future of ...

The website for the State Bar of California has a terrific series of articles addressing various topics. One of those topics of ...

A Jewish couple, acting as trustors/settlors of their living trust, were “free to distribute their bounty as they saw fit and to ...

California’s probate fees paid to both the probate lawyer and to the estate’s executor are set by law. In an earlier blog , I laid ...

When someone in California dies, a family member should get a credit report to find out what accounts are still open and need to ...

“Putting all my assets in joint tenancy avoids probate.” Maybe, but there are potential problems with using joint tenancy as a ...