The Estate Paparazzi
Estate Privacy When an estate goes through probate, privacy is out the door worse than Beyonce taking a stroll down Rodeo Drive. In this outtake from the webinar “Estate Planning… Bigger Than Beyonce” I [...]
What’s All This ‘Hearsay’ Crap?
What is Hearsay? "Hearsay is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.” In this reaction [...]
The High Cost of “Low Probate Fees”
Probate Fees “Probate fees in our state are not that high.” Unfortunately, I hear this from some attorneys who focus their practice on handling probate, and probate is exactly what you get when you [...]
Myths of Special Needs Planning
Common Knowledge Myths Special Needs Planning Sometimes something that is “common knowledge” is just a myth, and myths are prevalent in estate planning for special needs beneficiaries. For example, MYTH: You can't leave an [...]
Anatomy of a Destroyed Estate Plan
Estate Plan Destroyed How do you destroy your own well-crafted, strategically created, solid estate plan in one move? In this podcast, I cover how one of our most airtight estate plans explicitly drafted to [...]
NFTs and Revocable Living Trusts
One of the hot new investment trends is NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens. Because it is so new, questions come up about how this investment is funded into a revocable living trust. In this video, [...]
EINs and Trusts
Do I Need a Tax ID Number? This question keeps coming up... "Does a trust need a separate taxpayer identification number?" It depends. In general... * Revocable Living Trusts do not need an EIN/Taxpayer ID [...]
The Kate Moss Moment
It’s spreading across the Internet that Amber Heard “blew it” when she had her Kate Moss moment, and it really boosted Johnny Depp’s case. But why? In this video, I review this critical moment [...]
The Importance of Trust Funding For Your Estate
[Please note that this is a frequent “reprint” article for our office. We intentionally re-release this important information every six months to our clients through the newsletter and blog to emphasize how critical asset [...]
Plain English Attorney Adding More Diverse Content
More Content As technology improves and my video skills have quickened, it’s becoming easier to produce more content to post on YouTube and social media posts on a regular basis without eating up much [...]