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Start here · 5

Living Trusts in Beverly HillsT1 Wills, Powers of Attorney and Health Care DirectivesT1 What This CostsT1 When You Do Not Need a TrustT3 You Almost Certainly Do Not Have an Estate Tax ProblemT3

Living trusts · 14

Living Trust or Will? How to Tell Which You NeedT3 What a Revocable Living Trust Actually DoesT3 Funding Your Trust, and Why Most People Get It WrongT3 An Asset Was Left Out of the Trust. Now What?T3 Pour-Over Wills, and What They Are ForT3 Choosing a Successor TrusteeT3 Amending or Restating a Living TrustT3 Revocable vs Irrevocable TrustsT3 A/B Trusts, and Why Most Couples No Longer Need OneT3 Trusts for Second Marriages and Blended FamiliesT3 Special Needs TrustsT3 Leaving Money to Minor ChildrenT3 The Probate Limit Went Up to $750,000. Do I Still Need a Trust?T3 What Goes Wrong With Online Trust FormsT3

Wills and directives · 7

What Makes a Will Valid in CaliforniaT3 Handwritten (Holographic) Wills in CaliforniaT3 Durable Power of Attorney for FinancesT3 Advance Health Care DirectiveT3 POLST Forms, and How They Differ From a DirectiveT3 HIPAA AuthorizationsT3 Nominating a Guardian for Your ChildrenT3

Probate · 14

Probate in Los Angeles CountyT1 How Probate Works in Los Angeles County, Step by StepT3 California Statutory Probate Fees, With the Actual NumbersT3 How Long Probate Takes in Los AngelesT3 The $750,000 Primary Residence ProcedureT3 The Small Estate AffidavitT3 Spousal Property PetitionsT3 Dying Without a Will in CaliforniaT3 Selling a House During ProbateT3 Creditor Claims Against an EstateT3 Executor Duties, and Where Personal Liability StartsT3 The Probate Referee and How Assets Get ValuedT3 Probate at the Stanley Mosk CourthouseT2 Ancillary Probate for Out-of-State PropertyT3

Trust administration · 11

Trust Administration After a DeathT1 The First 30 Days After a DeathT3 The 120-Day Notice to BeneficiariesT3 What a Successor Trustee Actually Has to DoT3 How a Trustee Gets Personally LiableT3 Getting a Tax ID and Opening Trust AccountsT3 Distributing Trust Assets Without Getting SuedT3 Trust AccountingsT3 Selling Real Property Held in a TrustT3 When Trust Administration Ends Up in Court AnywayT3 How Long Trust Administration TakesT3

Medi-Cal and elder law · 12

Medi-Cal and Long-Term Care PlanningT1 Medi-Cal Asset Limits: What Changed on January 1, 2026T3 What Medi-Cal Actually Covers for Long-Term CareT3 Exempt vs Countable AssetsT3 Transferring Assets Before ApplyingT3 Protecting the Spouse Who Stays HomeT3 Medi-Cal Estate Recovery, and How a Trust Avoids ItT3 Irrevocable Trusts for Medi-Cal PlanningT3 Share of Cost, ExplainedT3 Nursing Home Admission and Your Parent's RightsT3 Financial Elder Abuse in CaliforniaT3 Veterans Aid and Attendance BenefitsT3

Conservatorship · 8

Conservatorships in Los Angeles CountyT1 When a Conservatorship Is Actually NecessaryT3 Conservatorship of the Person vs the EstateT3 The Conservatorship Court Process and What It CostsT3 Alternatives to ConservatorshipT3 LPS Conservatorships for Mental HealthT3 Removing or Replacing a ConservatorT3 Conservatorship vs Power of AttorneyT3

Trust and will disputes · 9

Trust and Will DisputesT1 Contesting a Trust in CaliforniaT3 No-Contest Clauses, and When They Actually BiteT3 Undue InfluenceT3 Lack of Capacity ClaimsT3 Removing a TrusteeT3 Breach of Fiduciary Duty by a TrusteeT3 Recovering Property Taken From an EstateT3 Forcing a Trustee to AccountT3

Prop 19 and property taxes · 6

Prop 19 and Your Family's Property TaxesT1 Prop 19 and the House You Are InheritingT3 The Parent-Child Exclusion After Prop 19T3 Why Rental Property No Longer QualifiesT3 Moving After 55 and Keeping Your Tax BaseT3 Prop 19 Planning While Your Parents Are Still AliveT3

What it costs · 4

What a Living Trust Costs at This FirmT3 What Probate Costs, and Who Gets PaidT3 Flat Fees vs Hourly, and When We Use EachT3 What Goes Wrong With DIY Estate PlanningT3

The firm · 5

Delia Vasquez-HartC About Redwood Estate LawC Contact Redwood Estate LawC What Clients SayC Disclosures and Legal NoticesC

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