A lot of estate disputes are really financial matters. One child doesn't get as much as another and disputes it. Another child doesn't get as much as expected and disputes that. Still another doesn't like that so much money went to charity and thinks it should have...
Bay Area Estate And Tax Planning Law Firm
Month: August 2019
What are some of the many key reasons for setting up a trust?
A financial planner notes in a recent Forbes piece that, rather than being an anomaly, trusts are common fixtures in the plans he creates for clients. In fact, states Rob Clarfeld, it is unusual for him "not to recommend incorporating one or more trusts" in the work...
Insider’s view: forgoing attorney to self-draft will not smart
An estate planning insider recently writing on that topic for Forbes sought to underscore a point on self-drafted wills by making an analogy to an electrician.Christine Fletcher notes in her piece that she, like legions of other do-it-yourself types across the...
What factors centrally drive probate litigation in California?
“Standard and uncontested.”That is one online article’s assessment of how probate in California and elsewhere generally works. That overview’s take on probate stresses that the process for finally settling a decedent’s estate in court is...