Resources

Common Questions

(1) Completing a Living Trust & Pricing
Pricing | Overview of the Process | What's Needed | Appointment Forms & Packages | Making an Appointment | Trust by Mail Option

(2) Titling Assets in Your Trust
The Vital Importance of Titling & Maintaining Assets In the Name of Your Trust | Funding Your Trust | Filling Out Certification Forms

(3) Changes In Marital Status
Critically Important Steps That Must Be Taken If You Have Married or Remarried Since Completing Your Trust Or Have Filed For or Have Become Divorced Since Completing Your Trust

(4) Amendments, Reviews, & Changes
Amendment Policy | Pricing, Procedure & Requirements | What Necessitates An Amendment & What Doesn’t | Full Review vs. An Amendment

(5) Why & When To Review & Update A Trust
Uncover Costly Oversights & Outdated Bequests | Changing tax laws & legal language | A More Simplified Approach For The Surviving Spouse | New Medical Directive Laws & Forms

(6) Why You May No Longer Need or Want An AB or ABC Trust
The Disclaimer Approach – A More Flexible & Simplified Alternative to the AB Trust? | An AB Trust Complicates & Burdens The Surviving Spouse | An AB Trust Has Income Tax Disadvantages

(7) Important Issues When Someone Dies or is Dying
What Needs to Be Done | Time Deadlines | The Need for Legal & Accounting Advice | Be Careful Who You Listen To | If you are the successor trustee | If you are a Beneficiary or interested party

(8) Real Estate Issues
Purchasing or Adding New Property To Your Trust | Refinancing -- Procedures, Dangers, & Cautions | Selling Property | Gifting Real Estate | Adding Others To Title As Joint Tenants | Hazards of Co-Ownership

(9) Medical Directives
Advanced Health Care Directive | Power of Attorney For Health Care | Living Will

(10) Granting / Obtaining Signature Power
Financial Durable Power of Attorney | Appointment of Co-Trustee | Incapacity

(11) Trust Copies & Originals
Tips For Locating Trust Documents | Lost or Missing Trusts | Obtaining a Copy – Procedures, Policies, & Requirements

(12) Incapacity Issues
Managing Assets On Someone’s Behalf | Legal Incapacity vs. Diminished Abilities | Establishing Legal Incapacity

(13) Confidentiality Issues & Policies
Understanding The Legal Requirements & Duty Of Confidentiality We Must Strictly Adhere To As A Law Office

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