California living trust laws govern how residents can create and manage trusts to hold their assets, potentially bypassing probate-a court-supervised process for transferring property after death.

A living trust is a legal document that helps you pass down your assets to your beneficiaries when you die. So, what is a ...

The probate process can be lengthy and costly. A living trust allows you to set stipulations before beneficiaries can receive an inheritance. Living trusts are revocable, meaning they can be changed ...

A living trust is an estate planning tool that can allow you to maintain control over your assets, specify how they should be distributed and even protect them from legal challenges or financial ...

Dear Liz: Is naming a beneficiary for a nonretirement, “payable on death” account as effective as putting the account in a living trust? It seems easier than doing all the paperwork each time I open ...

Today’s choices shape the future for children, great-grandchildren and future descendants. For Californians, navigating the landscape of living trusts and wills is paramount in ensuring a seamless ...

If you have established a living trust and own real estate, you were likely advised to transfer the real estate to your trust. A living trust may also be known as a “revocable trust,” “inter vivos ...

Dear Liz: My older brother and his wife recently told me they made me the executor of their living trust. I have no experience with this. They live in Maryland and I’m in California. Can you please ...

Dear Liz: My older brother and his wife recently told me they made me the executor of their living trust. I have no experience with this. They live in Maryland and I’m in California. Can you please ...

Living trusts don't have to go through the probate process. The details of a living trust are not a part of the public record. Living trusts are also known as revocable trusts because they can be ...