If a California parent was on Medi-Cal, the state can claim against the probate estate. An attorney explains recovery, trusts, and the $750,000 option.
Putting your kid’s name on the deed to skip probate can cost the property tax break, the step-up in basis, and control. A California attorney explains why.
California’s Prop 19 limits the parent-child property tax break to a primary residence. What that means for inherited rentals, from a California attorney.
What a professional fiduciary costs, why courts often prefer one, and the two questions this California attorney asks before naming a child as trustee.
Percentage split or name the property? How one California attorney structures trusts for blended families, and when to let heirs decide whether to sell.
A 16-property blended-family case study: why naming which heir gets which property helps, where it breaks down, and why the family home is the hard one.
What a trust contest actually costs, the three grounds that hold up, how no-contest clauses work, and why a good plan can still end up in court.
Downloaded trusts fail most often at funding: the deed never gets retitled, or a refinance takes it back out. A California attorney explains the fallout.
Most clients end up with a revocable trust for good reasons. But a plan written years ago may not match your life now. Here’s what triggers a review.
Probate fees average $15,000 to $20,000 before administrator fees and court costs, and estates sit open about a year. A California attorney compares both paths.
