San Fernando Valley Probate & Estate Administration Law Blog
Don’t forget your estate plan during a divorce
If you are like many people who experience the breakdown of a marriage in California, your estate plan may not be at the top of your list at the moment. It is easy to get caught up in making decisions about your home, retirement accounts, time with your children and...
Adding digital files to your estate planning for your heirs
When people in California make an estate plan, they may focus entirely on traditional assets and possessions. Who gets the new house or the restored classic car in the garage? What about adding a beneficiary to investment accounts or deciding who inherits the family...
Do you suspect undue influence is at play?
In California, estate planning can be a crucial step in ensuring that things get handled as you would like even after your passing. Unfortunately, there are some instances in which you may notice that undue influence is being exerted during the process of estate...
Michael Jackson’s estate scores a win in battle with HBO
One of the most important decisions that those involved in the estate planning process in Woodland Hills will make is the choice of their personal representative or executor. When they nominate someone for this role, they may not simply be asking this person to take...
Remembering to fund your trust
Setting up a trust allows your property and assets to avoid probate and for your intended beneficiaries, such as children or other relatives you may designate, to receive the inheritance you intend. However, your California estate plans might not turn out the way you...
How can I protect my parents from estate plan scams?
In this age of burgeoning technology, your elder parents might not recognize an internet or phone scam when they see one. When they fall victim to these scams, it puts their financial, emotional and physical safety at risk. So, what can you do to protect them from...
What happens if your parent passes away without a will?
Wills and trusts give instructions for who receives your parent’s assets after death. But if your parent doesn’t have a will, who gets the estate? When people pass away without a will, they die intestate. California probate courts rule on intestacy succession for...
Important estate planning considerations amid divorce
It is always a good idea to revisit your California estate plan periodically to address any recent changes in your life and otherwise ensure that it continues to meet your needs. However, there are also certain circumstances that can arise that make giving your estate...
Do you know how to talk to your parents about estate planning?
You care about your parents, especially now as they approach the age of retirement and start to show signs of aging. You have an itching suspicion that they have not put an estate plan in place. How do you approach this topic with tact? Devise a strategy with help...
Have you brought up your estate plans with your family?
You have done what you can to provide for your family, no matter if they live in California with you or elsewhere. While you and your adult children know you will not always be around to take care of them, you may stumble in talking about your estate plan. To help...
