Are you being kept up at night worried about how best to protect your family if something happened to you? Have you ever thought that creating a trust just sounded…well…complicated? Do you wonder if it might be more bother than it’s worth? You are...
If you’ve set up a Revocable Living Trust, congratulations! As an Irvine will and trust lawyer, I assure you that you’ve taken a very important step in protecting your assets and your family in the event you become incapacitated or pass away. However, just because...
There are many common estate planning mistakes to be made. We have discussed them at length before (DIY planning, joint tenancy perils, failing to complete trust funding, etc). In this video, I talk about how these mistakes tend to overshadow what I believe to be the...
As an Irvine estate planning attorney, I often talk to my clients about the importance of having open and honest conversations with loved ones, especially when it comes to difficult or uncomfortable subjects. It’s not easy to bring up topics like managing...
Whenever the time comes for an estate to be settled, many beneficiaries find themselves wondering how long the process is going to take. Orange County probate attorneys often tell clients that settling an estate through probate can take anywhere from eighteen months...