A will allows you to dictate how you want the probate court to distribute your property upon your death. Having a will is very important, but it must comply with the law's requirements to be valid. If your will isn't valid, the probate court won't divide your estate...
Estate Planning
Areas in your estate to update after divorce
There are many life changes the average person has that are worth using for updating an estate. An estate isn’t just the assets you’ve collected over life. Within an estate plan are instructions about your assets and stipulations regarding their disbursement. What...
Is there the position of temporary executor in estate planning?
Residents of Gold River and other areas of California may want to learn more about when there may be a need for a temporary executor for their estate. Probate documents may show that there is a need for immediate action, although temporary executorship is only allowed...
What is a succession plan?
When you die in California, your properties, assets and business interests don't just disappear. You'll have to write an estate plan that dictates what happens to your business after your death. This plan could also help you prepare for other scenarios, like reaching...
Your estate plan can protect your children after you remarry.
Especially if you are remarrying later in life, you may have children from a prior relationship. As you enter your new life with your spouse, it can be essential to protect your children through careful estate planning. Are your children underage? If you come into a...
What are the elements of an estate plan?
While many people focus on writing a will, it is only one of the estate planning options available to you. A comprehensive estate plan can use a variety of different documents to establish your wishes and provide for your loved ones. Wills A will is the most common...
What makes a probate dispute so difficult?
A relative’s death brings up a wide swath of emotions that can become both a binding agent for families as well as a point of strife. The finality of a last will and testament can cause rifts amongst family members who have to contend with the asset distribution of...
3 clauses you might reconsider including in your will
Your last will and testament is a powerful, important document. It discloses your wishes and gives direction on how to distribute your property when you are gone. As such, you should consider carefully what you include in your will. Your will should be comprehensive,...
Estate planning terms defined
We’ve talked about the importance of having a will and protecting your assets in a trust. When speaking of estate planning and of the people named to ensure our wishes are carried out there are many terms we use. Some people use the terms interchangeably. But...
What happens if you die without a will?
Most of us plan to make a will, at some point. Some of us even think that it might be a good ideas to put the house or cabin in a trust. If we have kids under 18 we may have even, before a trip, thought about who should act as guardians if the unthinkable were to...
