When planning for the future, many people assume that creating a trust is all they need to protect their assets and ensure a smooth transfer to beneficiaries. While a trust is a powerful tool, it is just one piece of a complete estate plan. Understanding the...
One holiday week that every young person – like me…OK, so I lied. Hey it’s all a matter of perspective and I perceive myself as being young, and every young person cherishes spring break, which springs into place on Monday, March 31 and comes to a screeching halt on...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian John Rowland of the Workman-Rowland party, which arrived in 1841 to Mexican California, was more interested in his other businesses than personally operating his sawmill on the mountaintop, so he hired Jonathan James to be the...
Over the years, I’ve watched plenty of folks move to the mountains with grand plans of a forever home – only to realize a decade or two later that their knees didn’t sign up for the staircase marathon, or that their charming woodsy retreat has become a little too “off...
A reader of this column, who likes to watch for foreclosure opportunities, sent me what seemed to be a convincing article about an FHA loan delinquency bubble shared to social media. After fact-checking it and cross-referencing it with sources from HUD, FHFA and the...
Trust contests in California typically arise when beneficiaries or potential heirs believe something went wrong in the trust's creation or administration. While trusts are generally more difficult to challenge than wills, there are several legitimate grounds for...
