Probate vs. trust: which is right for your estate?
Comparing the Pros and Cons of Probate and Trusts for Your Estate Planning Needs Estate planning is an important part of ensuring that your assets
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Did you know that you don’t actually need Los Angeles living trust lawyers to set up a trust? Laguna Legal has been helping LA and other California residents with legal documents like living trusts, child custody, incorporation, credit repair, immigration, and with mediation for the past 23 years!
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Laguna Legal charges $950 to prepare a complete estate plan. A complete estate plan includes the following documents: 1) Revocable Living Trust; 2) Certification of Trust; 3) Pour-Over Will; 4) Durable Springing Power of Attorney; and 5) Healthcare Directive.
The actual living trust does not get registered. However, all of the person’s real estate may have been retitled in the name of the trust which means you may be able to locate the name and date of the trust by searching through property records.
The Los Angeles Superior Court does not get involved with a living trust unless a Heggstad Petition is filed through the probate court because the deceased neglected to property fund their trust after its creation.
There is no need to file a living trust unless a Heggstad Petition is filed through the probate court because the deceased neglected to property fund their trust after its creation.
Laguna Legal charges $950 to prepare a complete estate plan. A complete estate plan includes the following documents: 1) Revocable Living Trust; 2) Certification of Trust; 3) Pour-Over Will; 4) Durable Springing Power of Attorney; and 5) Healthcare Directive. Once your estate plan is created and fully executed, our office will help you prepare and record your real estate into the name of your newly created living trust. Our office will also direct you on how to properly “fund” the rest of your assets.
The actual living trust is not a public record. However, all of the person’s real estate may have been retitled in the name of the trust which means you may be able to locate the name and date of the trust by search through property public records.
All of your assets (except certain pre-taxed retirement accounts) should be retitled in the name of the trust which means Laguna Legal would prepare and electronically record a deed transferring your real estate into the newly created trust. This funding process will help your loved ones avoid probate.
A potential pitiful of a living trust occurs if you forget to “fund the trust” after its creation. Funding the trust means that you re-title all of your assets into the name of the trust.
Yes, a living trust must be notarized. At Laguna Legal we will notarize and witness all of your estate planning documents, included in our flat fee of $950 for a complete estate plan. A complete estate plan includes the following documents: 1) Revocable Living Trust; 2) Certification of Trust; 3) Pour-Over Will; 4) Durable Springing Power of Attorney; and 5) Healthcare Directive.
The actual living trust does not get registered. However, all of your assets (except certain pre-taxed retirement accounts) should be retitled in the name of the trust which means Laguna Legal would prepare and electronically record a deed transferring your real estate into the newly created trust. This funding process will help your loved ones avoid probate.
Looking for a living trust attorney in Los Angeles, CA? Did you know you don’t actually need a Los Angeles living trust lawyer to help you set up a living trust? For the past 23 years, Laguna Legal has been helping Los Angeles residents with their living trusts and other legal matters.
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