National Estate Planning Awareness Week By: Carl H. Block, Esq. October 18, 2022 National Estate Planning Awareness Week is October 17 – 23, 2022. National Estate Planning Awareness Week was designated by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 to help people understand what estate planning is, and why it is important. For more information […]
New Laws and Regulations for 2022 – Part 4 (Changes to Transfer on Death Deeds as of January 1, 2022) By: Terri L. Popkes, Esq. February 15, 2022 California law allows individuals to bypass estate planning and leave real property to a beneficiary via a revocable Transfer on Death Deed, which is codified in Probate […]
The Importance of the Pourover Will By: Debbie B. Jones, Esq. November 23, 2021 In California if you prepare a Revocable Trust to transfer your assets outside of the Probate Court, it is essential that you include a Pourover Will as part of your complete Estate Plan. When a Revocable Trust has been created, the […]
What Happens If you Die Without a Will in California? By: Debbie Jones, Esq. February 23, 2021 Dying without a will popped back up recently related to the terrible and tragic death of Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos. People ask how can this happen? For some, estate planning seems far in the future. […]
