Tag Archives: Probate
Real Estate Property Transfers In California: Reasons, Methods and Issues
Even though the number of home sales has diminished in recent years, many people are still transferring real estate property for a variety of reasons. The most common type of property transfer is for a parent who transfers the title … Continue reading
Posted in California Real Estate Law, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Residential Real Estate, Tax Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Asset Protection, community property state, fair market value, Fannie Mae, Joint Tenancy, Living Trust, medical benefits, Probate, probate court, property agreement, property tax assessment, property title, Property Transfer, reduce taxes, refinancing a home, right of survivorship, Spousal petitions, Tenancy in Common, underwater property, unmarried couples, verbal agreement
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Trust Provisions: A-B Trust vs. A Trust; College Planning: How to Fund Higher Education
We frequently mention that trusts are a good way to avoid the probate process, which takes time, costs money, and has an unknown outcome. The A Trust and the A-B Trust are two popular types of trusts to help married … Continue reading
Posted in College / Higher Education, Estate Planning, Family Law, Radio Show: Wealth Preservation and You, Trusts & Estates
Tagged 529 college savings plan, A-B Trust, Campus Pathway, charitable organization, College Planning, death tax legislation, estate plan, estate tax exemption, generation-skipping, home equity line of credit, inheritance tax, irrevocable trust, Jeffrey Morrison, life insurance policy, marital deduction, married couple, Probate, registered financial adviser, student loan, Trust Provisions, UCLA, USC
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The Probate Court Process; What Constitutes a Proper Will; Contested Wills
The most important message we like to communicate about probate court is that it should be avoided at all costs – under most circumstances. We recently discussed this issue on our weekly radio and web broadcast on KDOW 1220 AM, … Continue reading
Posted in California Trust Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Radio Show: Wealth Preservation and You, Trusts & Estates
Tagged Bay area, beneficiaries, California Estate Planning Attorney, California Probate Code, complex family structure, conflict of interest, Connie Yi, Contested Will, designated beneficiaries, disinterested parties, estate planner, executor of the estate, Financial accounts, fireproof lockbox, IRA, jurisdiction, KDOW, liquid assets, Mark Morris, no contest clause, own handwriting, Pleasanton, Probate, probate court, Proper Will, public notice, safety deposit box, San Francisco, San Jose, San Mateo, state of mind, testamentary intent, trustee, undue influence
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Whitney Houston Update; IRS Publishes “Fresh Start” for Struggling Taxpayers; California Residency
We are in the heart of tax season, so naturally we have recently been addressing many related issues. We wish we had time to discuss them all on our weekly radio and web broadcast on KDOW 1220 AM, and then … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, California Trust Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family Law, Filing Your Tax Return, Income Tax, Probate, Radio Show: Wealth Preservation and You, Tax Law, Trust Administration, Trusts & Estates
Tagged Bay area, California Franchise Tax Board, California resident, California state income tax, Connie Yi, Estate Planning, estate planning attorney, estate taxes, executor, Facebook IPO, family law, federal law, Fresh Start, Income Tax, inter vivos trust, Internal Revenue Service, IRS initiative, IRS.gov, KDOW, legal residency, Living Trust, LLC, MP3, Nevada, Pleasanton, podcast, Probate, probate court, probated will, professional tax adviser, San Francisco, San Jose, San Mateo, settlor, Silicon Valley, social networking, struggling taxpayers, tax season, telecommuter, testamentary trust, W-2, What Ifs, Whitney Houston, will trust
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Set Up a Trust as Part of Your Estate Plan for Smooth Transfer of Property When the Inevitable Occurs
As a follow-up to our previous discussion about how to transfer the title of real estate that is community property when the owner of the property dies, we were recently asked a question similar to this: Why should my spouse … Continue reading
Posted in California Trust Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Trusts & Estates
Tagged 401(k), Bay area, beneficiaries of the estate, brokerage firm, California Trust Attorney, Certificate of Ownership Report, Community Property, conflict of interest, Connie Yi, Duty of Loyalty, employment benefits, estate plan, estate planning package, Estate Tax, fatal accidents, inheritance tax, IRA, IRS, Joint Tenancy, KDOW, Living Trust, open enrollment period, Pleasanton, pre-paid legal services, Probate, Recorder’s office, retirement account, Revocation of Trust, right of survivorship, San Francisco, San Jose, San Mateo, successor trustee, Transfer of Property, transfer the title, Wealtlh Management and You
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Estate Tax Form 706 Is Ready For 2010 Along With Extended Deadline For Filing Return
We recently wrote an article about estate taxes, which mentioned that we would have to wait and see what changes to the law would be enacted. The wait is now over, because last week the Internal Revenue Service published on … Continue reading
Posted in Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Probate, Tax Law
Tagged Estate Tax, Form 706, Internal Revenue Service, Probate, Unified Credit
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New Blog for the Law Offices of Connie Yi, P.C., Pleasanton, California (San Francisco Bay Area)
Welcome to the blog for the Law Offices of Connie Yi, P.C., located at 4900 Hopyard Road, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588. Our office is conveniently located just a minute or two from the intersection of I-580 & I-680, across … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, California Trust Law, Corporate Taxes, Distressed Property, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Participating Tax Changes, Probate, Residential Real Estate, Strategic Foreclosure, Tax Law, Trust Administration, Trusts & Estates
Tagged Business Law, California Trust Law, Connie Yi, Corporate Taxes, Distressed Property, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Participating Tax Changes, Probate, Residential Real Estate, Srategic Foreclosure, Tax Law, Trust Administration, Trusts & Estates
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