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  • FDIC Rules for Trust Accounts: Planning in the Wake of the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
  • Olivia Newton-John: How Did She Plan Her Estate?
    Though she did much charitable giving while she was alive, it’s reported that Olivia Newton-John still had a $60 million estate upon her death.
  • Is it Time to Consider Setting Up an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust?
    One way to efficiently transfer wealth is to create an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) that owns a life insurance policy on the grantor of the trust.
  • Transfer-on-Death Deeds in California: The 6 Main Issues They Can Cause
    Transfer-on-Death deeds created optimism that California property owners could pass on their property with ease, but the law is fraught with legal Issues.
  • 7 Steps to Getting Your Estate Plan Done or Updated
    Estate planning doesn't have to be difficult. But it should follow a step-by-step process to ensure success. Here are 7 steps to getting it done the right way.
  • Pricilla Presley Filed a Court Action Disputing Her Late Daughter Lisa Marie’s Trust
    Lisa Marie Presley's 2016 trust amendment’s authenticity is the subject of a court dispute. The petition claims several reasons the amendment is not valid.
  • Lisa Marie Presley's Daughters Set to Inherit Graceland
    Lisa Marie Presley, survived by three children, will become the beneficiaries of a trust that was established to hold title to Elvis Presley's Graceland estate.
  • Four Unintended Consequences of Putting Your Children on Title to Your Home
    When you put your home in co-ownership with your children, they own the property with you. This can cause several problems. Here are four of those problems.
  • Losing Control by Adding Someone to Your Bank Accounts
    Adding someone’s name to your account could subject the funds in the account to their creditors and could negatively affect your estate and gift tax exemption.
  • What Could Happen if I Don’t Have an Estate Plan?
    If you don’t have an estate plan in place and you live in California, you could trigger a conservatorship if incapacitated or a probate action if you died.
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