Estate Planning

If you don’t have family or would not like to pass on all of your assets to friends or other loved ones, then one option you have is to open a charitable trust instead. A charitable trust can benefit only the charity that you select or may pass on to a charity as well...

Divorce requires you to make changes in many aspects of life. One area that can be easy to forget about is your estate planning. You should revise your estate plan every few years anyway. Yet, you should also do so whenever there is a significant change in your...

Many people mistakenly believe that if they have a will, their estate will not go through probate. It is not that simple. Probate is a process where the court steps in to ensure a will is valid and that assets and property are properly distributed according to the...

As someone looking into estate planning, you might have noticed how there's generally more to this process than just drafting your will. There are plenty of other legal documents or instruments that form part of the estate planning process. Trusts are one of them. ...

If you have a family member with special needs, you have likely put much thought into providing for them once you can no longer do so. For many in San Diego, California, a special needs trust is a wonderful way of accomplishing this goal. This type of trust ensures...

A will is supposed to be the final wishes of the deceased regarding their estate, but that doesn't mean that every heir will go along peacefully with those plans. In some cases, heirs see fit to contest a will and ask the court to declare it invalid. Under what...

Finding the right person to execute your estate is a challenging but essential task. When you need someone you trust, the obvious place to turn might be your family. Yet, this is not always the best decision. To understand why let’s look at the qualities you should...

A will is a vital legal document that helps you ensure the fulfillment of your wishes after you pass away. Not having one may result in conflict like the ones surrounding Aretha Franklin's death (though to claim that the existence of a will staves off all fighting is...

An estate executor has a ton of responsibilities – from notifying the dependents to managing and distributing assets according to the will. However, there are limits to what this individual or entity can and cannot do. If you have been nominated as an executor in...

Purchasing a life insurance policy to cover the expenses of your children's upbringing if you die while they are small is a good idea. However, minors cannot directly receive the payout, so the money will not be available until the court establishes their guardian....