Estate Planning

Estate Planning – Difficult Decisions Day

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in California Trusts, California Wills, Estate Planning, San Diego Lawyer | Comments Off on Estate Planning – Difficult Decisions Day

Who should be my Trustee? Who should be the Guardian? Gifts to charity. How to “control” distribution- based on age, maturity, or other criteria Is it a good idea to try control distribution? – Or just let them have it all at once? Options for Successor Trustee and Guardian Family or Friend Professional – Private fiduciary or Institution?  Distribution Options:  Sprinkling Staged @ ages, @ life stages, @ accomplishments, @ land-marks Pooled Trust Successor Trustee’s discretion Words, words, words – how to get it all written...

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Putting Property in Your Living Trust (Trust Funding)

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in California Probate, California Trusts, California Wills, Estate Planning, San Diego Lawyer | 0 comments

The process of putting your property into your Living Trust is called “funding” The process of putting your property into your Living Trust is called “funding”.  To be vaild, a Trust must be funded. If your Trust is not funded, it is invalid. If you become incapacitated or die before you transfer property to the Trust, your heirs (family) will need to go to Probate Court to have a Judge determine if the Trust is valid. You can avoid this mess if you fund your trust.Learn about trust funding by listening to this blog post radio show or visit GQ Law for a free...

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Ten Essential Tasks for Every Trustee

Posted on Dec 20, 2016 in California Wills, Estate Planning, San Diego Lawyer | Comments Off on Ten Essential Tasks for Every Trustee

Ten Essential Tasks for Every Trustee So you’re the trustee, now what? Here are the ten things every trustee is responsible to do.What is a Trustee? Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a trustee as “one to whom something is entrusted.” In a legal sense, we’d define a trustee as a person or organization that has been given responsibility for managing someone else’s property or money through a trust. What does a trustee need to do?  1 – Invest and manage the assets. Trustees have an obligation to invest trust assets with minimal risk of loss. If an...

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Choosing a Guardian for Your Minor Children- 7 Things to Consider

Posted on Aug 10, 2016 in California Probate, California Trusts, California Wills, Estate Planning, San Diego Lawyer | Comments Off on Choosing a Guardian for Your Minor Children- 7 Things to Consider

Seven Things to Consider When Choosing a Guardian for Your Minor Children Who would take care of my kids if something happened to me? Would they be okay? We’ve all had these thoughts and although its not something we like to think about it is something we should think about. It is something we should not only think about but do something about now, while we can. Choosing a guardian is not something to take lightly. It is something to think about and plan while we are alive and well and can make good decisions. With the right plan we can make sure our kids are well taken care of no...

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Can You Get a Loan on Your Inheritance?

Posted on Aug 4, 2016 in Estate Planning, San Diego Lawyer | Comments Off on Can You Get a Loan on Your Inheritance?

Can You Get a Loan on Your Inheritance? Here is a new idea for people inheriting property: You can, in fact, take out a loan on your inheritance! Why would you want to borrow money against your inheritance? Let me explain. It is pretty common for children to inherit a house or houses as part of a parents’ Estate Plan. Sometimes, however, more than one kid (beneficiary) wants to have the house but there is not enough money in the Trust (or Estate) to give the house to one and an equivalent amount of cash to others. So what do you do? How can you make an equal distribution to all the...

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8 Documents You Need in Your Estate Plan

Posted on Jul 13, 2016 in California Probate, California Trusts, California Wills, Estate Planning, San Diego Lawyer | Comments Off on 8 Documents You Need in Your Estate Plan

8 Documents You Need in Your Estate Plan What you need in your Estate Plan from California Estate Planning Attorney, Gary Quackenbush of GQ Law. What exactly is a “complete Estate Plan”? You’ve probably been told to get a Will or a set up an Estate Plan at one point or another in you adult life but what exactly does that mean? Here is our quick list of the 8 most important documents to have in your Estate Plan. 1 – Living Trust The first thing you need in your estate plan is a Trust. Every good Estate Plan needs a Trust at its core. The Trust is what gives the...

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