Saturday, November 26, 2016

Trump's Proposal to Repeal Estate Tax Will Not Effect More Than 99% of Americans Who Are Extempted From Estate Tax. Estate Tax Elimination Does Not Eliminate Need for Trust and Estate Planning.

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If president-elect Donald Trump follows through on his campaign promises, the estate tax will be eliminated.   Currently, the rules are str...
Friday, November 25, 2016

Estate Planning Meets Retirement Planning - NYT Article on How to Give an I.R.A. to Beneficiaries Without Giving Up Control

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Kate Thornton/New York Times An interesting New York Times article " How to Give an I.R.A. to Children Without Giving Up Control ...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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L.A. Times / Don Bartletti ~ Reading Cinemas Movie Theatre The Los Angeles Times is reporting on a family estate dispute and court dram...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Prince May Have Died Intestate and Estate Estimated Worth Is $300 Million

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Los Angeles City Hall Turns Purple In Honor of Prince The untimely passing of music superstar Prince even gets to estate and probate att...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

What Happens When Trust Real Property Is Only Listed on a Schedule to a Trust but No Deed is Signed? Trust Litigaton, Appeal And Court of Appeal Decision Reversing Probate Court's Ruling.

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A recent California Court of Appeal decision, Carne v. Worthington (4/13/16) , shows how disputes over trusts happen if one is not carefu...
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Technology and Online Tools Can Help Executors of Estates While Executor Works With Probate Attorney

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Technology is making it easier to save and share information and the probate and estate administration world is no different. Clients can us...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Foreign Property Considerations In Estate Planning and Probate

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In our practice, we have a significant number of clients who own real property or have bank account in a foreign country whether China, M...