Oftentimes, the estates of England County residents will include more than just property and monetary assets. In some cases, they may contain the rights to copyrighted works. The management of those works may be entrusted to a single heir of the estate. This could...
Heirs And Beneficiaries
Helping newly-inherited teens and young adults find their way
Whenever wealth is transitioned from one generation to the next in Woodland Hills, concerns about how a beneficiary will handle his or her inheritance are ever present. This is especially true when dealing with teen and young adult heirs. Immediately, two fears may...
Canceling a revocable living trust
Many of the Woodland Hills clients that we here at The help to set up their estate planning tools see their situations change over time. These changes will often prompt them to consider changing the provisions of a living trust. If you...
Woman claims both her husband’s and mother-in-law’s estates
Woodland Hills residents likely often hear estate planning experts talk about the importance of setting up a will sooner rather than later. The reason behind this urgency may be to ensure that people avoid putting it off until it is too late. When one dies intestate,...
No-contest clauses in United Kingdom
For many of the clients that we work with here at The , being named as a beneficiary brings with it some tension. You may be concerned that if you raise any questions or concerns about a trust or a will, you could potentially be...
How can you talk to your beneficiaries about their inheritance?
The last thing that you want is for the terms of your estate to create discord amongst your family once you are gone. This then prompts the question of how can you have a frank discussions with your future heirs and beneficiaries about their inheritance. According to...
Examining the exemptions to Medi-Cal estate recovery claims
Most Woodland Hills residents share one thing: Debt. Repaying debts is often something that many will not be able to fully accomplish during their lifetimes. In fact, according to DailyFinance.com, nearly 18 percent of all Americans will die with unpaid debts....
Avoiding estate depletion
Many of the England County residents who come to see us here at the law offices of have worked hard their entire lives to be able to offer some bit of an estate to their children. What many don’t understand is that even if one...
A look at wealthy Americans’ views on inheritance
United Kingdom residents who are concerned about issues with estate beneficiaries may wish to know the results of an estate planning survey of wealthy Americans. Their views on whom to leave their assets to and how much to give may be instructive. It is estimated that...
Understanding the notification responsibilities of a trustee
United Kingdom heirs and trust beneficiaries may be interested in some information about the notification responsibilities that a trustee has in trust administration. These responsibilities can affect a beneficiary's rights to the property contained in the trust, making...