What is the immediate importance of estate planning and why should any parent, business owner, homeowner, or those nearing retirement be focused on this issue? Why do most people delay one of the most critical financial and personal planning issues during their life (and after)? What changes are approaching within...
Are Executors Personally Liable for Their Work on a San Diego Estate
Are executors personally liable for their work on a San Diego estate? Most people are honored to be asked to serve as an executor for a friend or family member's will. It seems like a position of extreme trust and personal obligation. Most executors do not understand it also involves...
Those in a Blended Family Should Consider a Trust
It may not have occurred to you that those in a blended family should consider a trust? How can Allen Barron help to protect your interests as you start a new family or consider estate planning as part of a blended family? Blended families have become much more common here...
What if the Trustee and Beneficiaries Could Ignore your Instructions and Re-Draft Your Trust After Passing?
What if it the trustee and beneficiaries could ignore your instructions and re-draft your trust after passing? Is it possible for your heirs and the trustee of your and your spouse's trust to ignore your wishes, and simply get together and re-write the terms of the trust and divide things...
A Trust Protects Your Beneficiaries
A trust protects your beneficiaries and ensures they receive your gifts in the best way for their unique circumstances. Your children, extended family and friends, causes and institutions receive your gift directly or "in trust." Many beneficiaries receive the assets you've assigned to them free and clear from all oversight...
Estate Planning Reduces Taxes and Expenses and Preserves Assets
Have you been considering a will, college funding, protecting your family and answering questions such as who will watch over the children if both parents pass in the same accident? Do you own a home in the San Diego area? If so, you should contact Allen Barron to learn how estate...