Pregnancy can seem longer than the nine months it actually is. It may progress much more quickly than you expect, though. One important thing to address when expecting a child is meeting with an estate planning attorney. There are multiple reasons why you might want...
Month: April 2021
Why would a living trust be contested?
Many individuals place their assets into a living trust to make transferring assets to their loved ones easier once they pass away. It's generally impossible for beneficiaries to contest a will before a testator's death. That same logic doesn't apply to trusts,...
What factors may delay the probate process, and how can you avoid them?
California and other states have similar processes in place for handling a testator's estate. They generally require the estate to pass through the probate process whether the decedent had a will in place or not. The probate process generally takes up to a year to...
If your parents have debts when they die, what’s your responsibility?
For many families, their angst begins over the fair distribution of their parents’ assets and possessions when their parents have passed on. But other families face quite a different conundrum: Their parents died broke and with their finances in a mess. Almost 50% of...