Five Hidden Traps in Outdated Living Trusts
Fix Your Outdated Living Trust Now!
By Tasha Jahn, Attorney-at-Law
Remember that Living Trust you created five or ten years ago? I’m sorry to tell you it was just the beginning. Since then, your family probably changed, your assets certainly changed, and believe me, the tax laws changed a lot. That means the Estate Plan that’s been sitting quietly in your drawer all this time has likely...
How to Protect an Inheritance from Divorce, Creditors, and Lawsuits
A California Living Trust Attorney Discusses Asset Protection Strategies & Trusts
by Jeffrey Rosen, Attorney at Law
Here’s a disaster I see all too often in my practice, and it breaks my heart: An inheritance which required a lifetime to accumulate is taken in an instant by a predator, creditor, or divorce after it transfers to a loved one.
Lawsuits are at an all-time high. Divorce hits at...
Administering a Living Trust After Someone Dies
Eight Steps for New Trustees
by James L. Cunningham Jr., Attorney at Law
I realize that you have just faced the difficult truth of a loved one passing away.
Unfortunately, I must tell you that another difficult truth awaits: If you were named as the Trustee of an estate, it can be more than a little stressful going through a loved one’s things, finding their financials and deeds, paying their...