Over the years, there have been negative repercussions associated with spendthrift trusts. Typically, the most common issue is that beneficiaries resent the restrictions on their disbursements. They come to view it as a type of dead-hand control. Read on to learn...
If you own valuable real estate in California, protecting it for your family often becomes more urgent as you age. Property values rise. Laws change. Health concerns can appear without warning. Trust planning can help you keep control and prepare for what comes next...
You may want to put assets into a trust as part of your estate plan. This can give you some control over how those assets are used in the future. For instance, you could set aside money to pay for a beneficiary’s college education. However, you may be worried about...
Trusts can be used for a multitude of purposes. Some people use them to reduce the total value of their estate. Others use trusts to leave an inheritance to a beneficiary for a specific purpose, such as funding a college education. With a special needs trust, the goal...
You can’t always know what will happen to your assets after you pass away. However, you can have some control over who inherits from your estate. Protecting your legacy from being mismanaged or wasted may require an incentive trust. An incentive trust is a legal...
Some people support charitable causes, and they may decide that they want to provide a final bit of financial support once they die. This can be done through a charitable trust, but you’ll have to decide what type of charitable trust to use if you want to do this. ...
Death is inevitable, and you want to ensure that your heirs and beneficiaries are taken care of once you are gone. But not all people are equipped with the financial savvy to handle access to large sums of money. In some cases, heirs blow through their inheritances...
People who are creating an estate plan have a variety of options for getting their beneficiaries the assets they want them to have. One option is to use an irrevocable trust, which is a legal arrangement that’s set up while the creator is living for the purpose of...
There are many reasons why Californians shouldn’t just put an estate plan in place and forget about it. Although crafting an estate plan is a crucial step toward protecting your loved ones and your legacy that far too many people neglect, it’s not typically a...
A will is a legal document that is crucial for estate planning. With a will, a testator can designate who should benefit from the distribution of assets. Unfortunately, many people die without a will. This can make it difficult to settle an estate and distribute...