Trusts

California families with special needs children understand and embrace the joys that such children can bring to their lives. Seeing the world through their eyes can be a gift, and most families would not change their family dynamic for anything. That said, there are...

In California and throughout the United States, families often strive to help their parents, siblings and other immediate relatives avoid stress in life. Taking careful estate planning steps while one is still of sound mind helps to achieve this in the here and now,...

Most people in California have a basic understanding of what it means to execute a will. However, other areas of estate planning, such as trusts or advanced directives, tend to be a bit more complex and difficult to understand without legal guidance. Those who wish to...

As with anything that involves legal help and your financial record, trusts require a financial commitment from the grantor to establish and make proper. As such, it was common for many people who were not particularly wealthy to skip over a trust and not even utilize...

As we have talked about many times before, establishing a trust is a great way to protect your assets and pass on your estate to your heirs and beneficiaries. There are a lot of steps you have to take to establish a trust, and you should be as well-informed on this...

As the name implies, once an irrevocable trust is created, the trustmaker can't revoke the trust or remove the property or asset from the trust. However, just because an irrevocable trust has been created doesn't mean that the terms and conditions of the trust can't...

As we have written about before, trusts are a critical piece to any estate plan. There are many different kinds of trusts that can be utilized, depending on the situation. One important scenario for many families all across the country is helping their special needs...

Parents and grandparents with a special needs child are unfortunately faced with the ultimate realization they are not always going to be around to care for their child. As independent as there their child may be, there is often a need for ongoing special care. A...

Creating an estate plan is a tremendous first step for you and your family. Updating your estate plan and ensuring it covers all of the crucial areas that compose your life is even more important. But what does it all mean if you have this estate plan and your heirs...

Being able to give back to your community may be one of your estate planning goals and it is a commendable one. If you are looking for a legal instrument to help with charitable giving even when you are gone, a trust could provide that avenue for you. In California,...