California passes AB-565 and AB-1521 to reduce friction in trust proceedings and add estate notice rules for advisors ...

Love landed Elinor Frerichs in a secured facility for people with dementia. Twelve days after the death of her husband, 95-year-old Frerichs married a friend 26 years her junior, a man who watched the ...

Securing an Unmarried Couple’s Future in California with an Estate Planning Attorney Oceanside, United States – December 22, 2025 / My Estate-Plan / Unmarried Couples in California: Why an Estate ...

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Soto Law Group has published a comprehensive new article, “Newport Beach Probate – How Long It Takes and What It Really Costs,” offering a detailed look into the probate process in Orange County, ...

Local California probate attorney and owner of The Estate Planning Law Center Gwendolyn K. Christeson is now a published ...

Dear Liz: Is there a minimum amount of assets required before a revocable living trust is advisable? I am retired but my wife is still working. If we do not include our 401(k) plans, our total liquid ...

The California Supreme Court recently addressed the complexities surrounding trust amendments in the case of Haggerty v. Thornton (2024) 15 Cal.5th 729. The case settled the confusion over potential ...

The probate process gets a bad reputation, but it's the reality many families will face, and it's a process that can function well for some small estates. Probate is the court-supervised proceeding in ...

Trust & Will Cody Barbo - Co-Founder of Trust & Will. Our mission is to make Estate Planning inclusive, accessible and affordable for all. In case you’re not already familiar, the probate system is a ...