by Christine Brown | Oct 25, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trusts
A revocable living trust is an integral part of many estate plans. Its main purpose is to give you more control over how your estate is handled both before and after death while allowing your estate to avoid a lengthy probate process. The idea of a revocable living...
by Christine Brown | Aug 30, 2021 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Trusts
There are several different trusts available to achieve asset protection planning goals and to ensure you leave a legacy behind for your loved ones. One of the most common trusts to help achieve these goals is an irrevocable life insurance trust, also called ILIT....
by Christine Brown | Aug 18, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trustee, Trusts
As an LA County trust attorney, I help many seniors set up Revocable Living Trusts to avoid probate proceedings and to give clear instructions on how they want their assets and property handled after death. The Grantor creates a trust once it is signed and funded with...
by Christine Brown | Apr 30, 2021 | Estate Planning, Revocable Trust, Trusts
Trusts are an excellent tool for estate planning and asset protection purposes. The most common type of trust is a Revocable Living Trust, which holds your assets and helps avoid the probate process when you pass away. However, Revocable Living Trusts do not help much...
by Christine Brown | Apr 22, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trusts
If you plan on leaving money to minor children in your Last Will and Testament, you’ll have an important issue to consider: Who will be in charge of managing the inheritance and keeping the child’s money safe from being lost or squandered if the parents pass away?...
by Christine Brown | Dec 29, 2020 | Estate Planning, Trusts
A common question that Torrance trust lawyers are asked when helping clients create their estate plans is, “How hard will it be to sell my house if I put it in a trust?” The simple answer is that it’s not hard at all. In most cases, the grantor (or trust maker) also...
