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Insights: Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Articles
Plain-English articles on probate, trust disputes, wills, living trusts, real estate, business and tax from Orange County attorney David Dunlap Jones.
- The Role of a Living Trust Attorney A living trust, is a legal instrument that places your assets into a trust during your lifetime. Under this arrangement, you would serve as… Read →
- Inheritance Law and Attorneys What is inheritance law? Inheritance law involves the rules governing how property will be passed along from a decedent (a person who has died)… Read →
- How to Make a Will Understanding how to prepare a will serves as the foundation of the estate planning process. Understanding the basic principles as to the legal impact… Read →
- Grantor Trust Taxation Tax considerations often guide the decision on whether or not to place assets in trust, and to the type of trust format used. Particularly,… Read →
- Codicil to a Will Like a will, a codicil to a will is a testamentary instrument, included after the initial will is executed. Essentially, writing a codicil to… Read →
- Challenging a Will A number of problems can arise from the instructions regarding how to dispose of a decedent’s assets under a will. One of the most… Read →
- Avoiding Probate in California What is Probate? Probate is the process whereby the court supervises the transferring of a decedent’s property to his or her beneficiaries or heirs.… Read →
- What an Attorney for Wills Does A will is one of the most well known legal tools to manage a person’s final affairs and estate after death. At best, a… Read →
- Asset Protection Trusts Functionally an asset protection trust is similar to any other type of trust. Like other trusts, an asset protection trust requires the following elements:… Read →
- A Living Trust Explained A Living Trust is a revocable plan that contains your personalized special instructions for your own care and the care of your loved ones.… Read →
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