Passing It On: Estate Planning for Families

By Michael Pevney

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California estate planning lawyer Michael Pevney discusses various topics regarding the important world of estate planning. Living trusts. Revocable trusts. Wills. Durable power of attorney. Advance healthcare directives. Estate planning is extremely important for every family that wants to control what happens to their bodies and their property both while they're alive and after they pass away.

Episode Date
Avoiding probate should be a key part of your estate planning strategy.
Oct 30, 2024
A living trust is one of the best ways to smoothly pass along a legacy.
Oct 28, 2024
Can you refinance a home that’s inside a living trust?
Oct 25, 2024
Adding your child’s name to your home’s deed?
Oct 23, 2024
When somebody is either in the hospital or on hospice, estate planning can be very difficult
Oct 21, 2024
A revocable living trust gives you control, meaning no restrictions while alive.
Oct 18, 2024
A bad trustee. It is essential that the trustee follow the terms of the trust as written.
Oct 16, 2024
Gifting assets during your life is a powerful estate planning tool
Oct 14, 2024
A revocable trust means we have complete control over it while we are alive.
Oct 11, 2024
Probate can take a very long time.
Oct 09, 2024
How to protect yourself from unethical lawyers.
Oct 07, 2024
How Do Children Inherit Real Estate From A Trust?
Oct 04, 2024
You Can Put An Out Of State Business In A California Trust
Oct 02, 2024
Where To Keep Your Living Trust and Estate Plan?
Oct 01, 2024
Home With A Mortgage? Put It In A Trust
Sep 30, 2024
Using Beneficiaries For Estate Planning
Sep 27, 2024
What Happens When You Die Intestate?
Sep 26, 2024
Naming Guardians For Children
Sep 25, 2024
Important Documents For Young Families
Sep 23, 2024
A Trust Is A Private Not Filed With Any Government Agency
Sep 20, 2024
Avoiding Probate By Giving Gifts
Sep 18, 2024
A Power Of Attorney (POA) Is An Important Legal Document
Sep 16, 2024
Property Taxes Do Not Change When You Place A Home In A Trust
Sep 13, 2024
Probate Is A Legal Process After Death. Avoid It.
Sep 11, 2024
Does a bank account with a Transfer on Death (TOD) beneficiary needs to go through probate?
Sep 09, 2024
Why Estate Planning Is Essential For Young Families
Sep 06, 2024
🏡 Thinking About Gifting Your Home To Your Children?
Sep 04, 2024
What’s the best way to find an estate planning lawyer?
Aug 30, 2024
Can a felon be a part of your trust? Yes.
Aug 28, 2024
Avoiding probate is a key goal for many people.
Aug 27, 2024
Legal Zoom is primarily a document preparation service.
Aug 26, 2024
Put mom‘s house inside of a trust by using a power of attorney? Maybe.
Aug 23, 2024
Smith sell a home that’s already in a trust? Sure.
Aug 21, 2024
3 Ways To Leave Your Home To Your Kids
Aug 20, 2024
Can A Home With A Mortgage Go Inside a Living Trust?
Aug 20, 2024
It is important to fund a trust.
Aug 19, 2024
Property Taxes Do NOT Go Up If You Put Your Home In A Trust In California
Aug 16, 2024
When You Pass Away Without an Estate Plan
Aug 15, 2024
Retirement accounts cannot go inside of a trust while you are alive.
Aug 14, 2024
A rental property should often go inside of an LLC.
Aug 12, 2024
It may not be a legal requirement to notarize a trust, it is always a good idea.
Aug 10, 2024
If You Have A Trust, You Still Need A Will
Aug 08, 2024
The probate process is time-consuming and expensive, especially in California.
Aug 07, 2024
Does A Trust Need A Bank Account?
Aug 06, 2024
A Trust Should Not Be Handwritten.
Aug 05, 2024
a Complete Estate Plan is more than just a will or a trust.
Aug 02, 2024
What happens when there are co-trustees that don’t agree?
Jul 31, 2024
Owning property means you don’t need permission to decide where it goes when you die.
Jul 29, 2024
Keep property taxes on California investment homes low.
Jul 26, 2024
A business can go inside of a trust, just like a house can.
Jul 24, 2024
Home was owned by two people, and both died. Now what?
Jul 22, 2024
A trust can be funded years after it is set up.
Jul 19, 2024
Right of survivorship with real estate means the last person standing owns it.
Jul 17, 2024
Can you put an out-of-state home inside of a trust?
Jul 15, 2024
What if you set up an estate plan while married and then got divorced?
Jul 12, 2024
A trust only controls property that is inside of the trust.
Jul 10, 2024
Dad is on the deed to grandma’s house, but dad passed away. What happens?
Jul 08, 2024
Can you buy out the other beneficiaries of a trust?
Jul 03, 2024
Most trusts do not need a credit rating.
Jul 01, 2024
Trusts as beneficiaries.
Jun 28, 2024
Putting a home inside of a trust is often as simple as signing a new deed and filing it.
Jun 26, 2024
A home going inside of a trust in CA is not going to affect your property taxes or your mortgage.
Jun 24, 2024
Cryptocurrency can go inside of a trust, just like any other type of asset.
Jun 21, 2024
Please don’t hand write a will. It is a recipe for disaster.
Jun 19, 2024
Trusts are private documents. The only people entitled to see them after the pe
Jun 17, 2024
How to create a trust keeping children protected from divorce.
May 31, 2024
Trust are private documents, to a point. They are typically not filed with any government agency, bu
Apr 29, 2024
A trust is usually better than a will, for passing along real estate for four reasons. Cost, control
Apr 27, 2024
You might be able to transfer real estate using a power of attorney document, if that power of attor
Apr 24, 2024
Avoid probate with a living trust. Probate is expensive, putting property inside of trust
Apr 22, 2024
Inheritances are separate property, even if you live in a community property state like California.
Apr 20, 2024
a home with a mortgage, if it’s your primary residence can go inside of a trust. This is
Apr 18, 2024
property inside of a revocable living trust can be used as a collateral on a loan because you have c
Apr 15, 2024
Life insurance is an important part of any estate plan. As part of that plan, you might wanna consid
Apr 12, 2024
sometimes it can be good idea to make a living trust the beneficiary of a life insurance policy beca
Apr 10, 2024
rental properties should typically go inside of a trust just like a primary residence. It receives t
Apr 08, 2024
in California, your property taxes will not be reassessed after putting your primary home i
Apr 06, 2024
How to title property in the name of a trust.
Mar 01, 2024
Where do you keep your estate planning documents?
Feb 28, 2024
Make sure the kids don’t fight and squabble over the family home after you are gone.
Feb 27, 2024
Sometimes it’s not responsible for kids to inherit hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.
Feb 24, 2024
Factors to think about when choosing a guardian for your kids.
Feb 21, 2024
Estate planning documents that every parent needs.
Feb 19, 2024
Debt cannot be inherited by somebody that never agreed to pay in the first place.
Feb 16, 2024
Joint ownership of property can help avoid probate, but be careful.
Feb 14, 2024
Trusts are private. One of the best benefits of putting property in trust is that it is not open to prying eyes
Feb 12, 2024
Special Needs provisions are part of the versatility of revocable living trusts.
Feb 09, 2024
Make sure that the kids can’t sell the house or the business by using a living trust.
Feb 07, 2024
Three reasons not to give your house to your kids.
Feb 06, 2024
Make sure kids don’t fight over your family home after you pass away.
Feb 02, 2024
Be Careful About How To Take Title On A Deed To A Property
Feb 01, 2024
A House With A Mortgage Can Go Inside A Trust
Jan 30, 2024
Do not keep your estate plan documents in a safe deposit box
Jan 29, 2024
Without A Trust, In Can Take 28 Months To 2 Years To Sell A Home After A Death
Jan 27, 2024
4 Reasons A Trust Is Better Than A Will
Jan 25, 2024
How To Cut Your Kids Out Of Your Estate
Jan 23, 2024
Three Ways To Transfer A Home To A Child
Jan 19, 2024
Protect Children From Creditors And Creditors With A Trust
Jan 18, 2024
If Your Parents Leave You Their Home, You Can Usually Take Over Their Mortgage
Jan 15, 2024
Funding A Trust Means Putting Things Into That Trust
Jan 12, 2024
A Trust Is Better Than A Will In Most Cases
Jan 11, 2024
Probate Is The Court Run Judge Approved Asset Distribution Program
Jan 03, 2024
A Home Gets Out Of A Trust By Using A Deed
Dec 22, 2023
Be Careful About Buying A Home With A Partner You're Not Married To
Dec 22, 2023
The Successor Trustee Can Take Over If You Are Incapacitated But Not Dead
Dec 21, 2023
A Home Gets In A Trust By Filing A Deed At The Appropriate County Office
Dec 20, 2023
Make A Living Trust Very Official By Getting It Notarized
Dec 19, 2023
The Essential Reasons To Get Real Estate Inside A Trust
Dec 18, 2023
A Home With A Reverse Mortgage Can Go Inside Of A Trust
Dec 15, 2023
A Home With A Mortgage Can Still Go Inside A Living Trust
Dec 14, 2023
An LLC Can Protect Your Personal Assets From Lawsuits, And They Can Go Inside A Living Trust
Dec 13, 2023
A Living Trust Leaves You In Control Of The Real Estate You Put Inside It.
Dec 12, 2023
Avoid High Capital Gains Taxes: Keep Your Kid's Name Off The Deed To The House
Dec 11, 2023
Beneficiary Designations: An Important Part Of Estate Planning
Dec 08, 2023
Living Trusts Are Flexible And Let You Add Property To Them After Setting Up The Trust
Dec 07, 2023
Estate Planning Is Essential For Real Estate Investors. Here's Why
Dec 06, 2023
The Top 4 Reasons A Home Should Go Inside A Living Trust
Dec 05, 2023
A Joint Tenancy With RIght Of Survivorship Usually Means The Last Person Living Completely Owns The Home
Nov 23, 2023
$46,000 To Put A House Through Probate? Avoid It By Using A Living Trust
Nov 21, 2023
Estate Planning Is Always Important, But It's Not Always Urgent.
Nov 17, 2023
Californians Keep Their Property Taxes LOW By Putting Their Home In A Living Trust
Nov 16, 2023
Avoid Costly And Expensive Probate By Using A Trust For Estate Planning
Nov 14, 2023
A Reverse Mortgage Doesn't Prevent Your Home From Going Inside A Living Trust
Nov 08, 2023
Two Spouses Can Have Separate Estate Plans, But Be Careful.
Oct 26, 2023
Probate Is What Happens When You Pass Away Owning Property That Is Not In A Trust. Avoid Probate.
Oct 25, 2023
A Mortgage Can Usually Be Paid Off And Paid Down By The Owner's Kids After The Owner Dies
Oct 25, 2023
What Happens When A Parent Dies With A Home In A Trust And You Are The Beneficiary?
Oct 24, 2023
Good Estate Planning Usually Means Keeping Your Child's Name Off The Deed To Your Home
Oct 19, 2023
A Will Is Not A Complete Estate Plan
Oct 18, 2023
Don't Let Your Parents Put Your Name On The Deed To Your House
Oct 18, 2023
Who Gets To See A Copy Of Your Living Trust
Oct 17, 2023
Don't Leave Money Directly To Your Kids When You Pass Away
Oct 16, 2023
Don't Buy A Home With Your Boyfriend
Oct 16, 2023
Every Adult Needs An Estate Plan
Oct 16, 2023
What If One Child Wants To Buy Their Siblings Out Of The Parents' House
Oct 16, 2023
If Your House Has A Mortgage On It, You STILL Own It.
Oct 14, 2023
TOD (Transfer On Death Beneficiaries) As A Way To Avoid Probate As Part Of A Complete Estate Plan
Oct 13, 2023
One Of The Great Advantages Of A Trust Is That They Are Private
Oct 12, 2023
Alternates In Estate Planning. They're Important
Oct 11, 2023
Keep The Government Out Of Your Inhertiance
Oct 10, 2023
The Top Three Benefits Of Putting Real Estate In A Trust
Sep 28, 2023
The Importance Of Alternates In An Estate Plan
Sep 27, 2023
The Trustee Is The Person With Legal Control Of Property In The Trust
Sep 25, 2023
A Trustee Has To Be Somebody That You Trust.
Sep 22, 2023
Why Everybody Needs An Estate Plan
Sep 20, 2023
A Will Is Not A Private Document. It Is Open To The Public Once It Is Filed After Your Death.
Sep 19, 2023
Why To Use A Trust For Homeowners
Sep 18, 2023
Refinance Your House, Even if it's in a Living Trust
Sep 16, 2023
Paying Your Paretns’ Mortgage Doesn’t Mean You Own Their Home
Sep 15, 2023
Trust Beneficiaries Get To See A Copy Of The Trust
Sep 14, 2023
A Living Trust Is A Private Document That Doesn't Have to Be Filed With ANY Government Agency
Sep 13, 2023
Being A Trustee Is A Job, And A Trustee Of A Trust Can Get Paid
Sep 10, 2023
Will Medicaid Take Your House After You're Gone?
Sep 08, 2023
Five things I would never do after watching videos about five things Other Professionals would never do
Sep 04, 2023
Don't Leave Estate Planning To Your Spouse After You're Gone
Sep 01, 2023
If you have a house on with a mortgage on it. Guess what? You still own that house.
Aug 29, 2023
Beware Of Using a Document Preparation Service (Like LegalZoom) To Set Up Your Estate Plan
Aug 25, 2023
A Trustee Has Control Over The Assets In The Trust
Aug 23, 2023
You can put a home that you own in another state in the trust that you create in the state that you
Aug 22, 2023
Who Pays The Mortgage After You Die?
Aug 21, 2023
Protect A Child’s Inheritence From Divorce
Aug 16, 2023
Life Insuance Can Be A Part Of A Complete Estate Plan
Aug 11, 2023
Beneficiary Designations Rule The Day In Estate Planning
Jul 21, 2023
What Happens To Your Trust After You Die
Jul 11, 2023
4 Ways To Keep Your House Out Of Probate
Jul 03, 2023
4 Dangers Of A Do It Yourself Estate Plan
Jun 25, 2023
5 Ways To Avoid Probate With Good Estate Planning
May 30, 2023
When Is It Time To Get An Estate Plan?
May 21, 2023
Do Trusts Pay Taxes?
May 15, 2023
How Much Will An Estate Plan Cost?
May 12, 2023
Where To NEVER Store Your Estate Plan
Apr 27, 2023
How To Hire An Estate Plan Lawyer
Apr 26, 2023