Estate Planning and Family Law in California: Why Your Trust Can Fail If You Ignore This

Estate Planning and Family Law in California: Why Your Trust Can Fail If You Ignore This

By Dustin MacFarlane, California State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law PRIMARY KEYWORDS: California estate planning family law, divorce estate planning California, blended family trust California, community property... Read more »

Death of a Spouse in California: What Actually Happens to Your Assets Under the Law

By Dustin MacFarlane, California State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law PRIMARY KEYWORDS: death of spouse California, surviving spouse rights California, California intestate succession, community property death California... Read more »

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Not Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus: How the Sanderson Sisters Could Have Benefited from Estate Planning – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

Not Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus: How the Sanderson Sisters Could Have Benefited from Estate Planning – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: Estate Planning Lessons from the Sanderson Sisters While the film *Hocus Pocus* is a beloved Halloween tradition, a recent legal analysis highlights that the Sanderson Sisters faced a nightmare... Read more »
The Real Reason Anthropic Wants Guardrails – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

The Real Reason Anthropic Wants Guardrails – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: The Importance of Restrictions and Oversight in Trusts A recent conflict regarding the deployment of Artificial Intelligence offers a compelling metaphor for California estate planning: the necessity of “guardrails.”... Read more »
Tales from the Probate Lawyer: Estate Planning for a Menagerie – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

Tales from the Probate Lawyer: Estate Planning for a Menagerie – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: Establishing Legally Binding Pet Trusts A recent legal commentary explores the unique challenges of estate planning for pet owners, using a fictional narrative involving the Addams family to illustrate... Read more »
When Taking Responsibility for a Minor Child, – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

When Taking Responsibility for a Minor Child, – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: Guardianship vs. Estate Planning for Minors A recent analysis draws an interesting parallel between the 1990 movie “The Witches” and California probate law. In the film, a young boy... Read more »
Tales from the Probate Lawyer: Copyright Control from the Grave – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

Tales from the Probate Lawyer: Copyright Control from the Grave – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: Protecting Your Creative Legacy with Estate Planning The original article, “Tales from the Probate Lawyer: Copyright Control from the Grave,” presents a compelling fictional narrative about author Samuel Knight... Read more »
Texans acquire RB David Montgomery in trade wins – ESPN – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

Texans acquire RB David Montgomery in trade wins – ESPN – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: Relocation and Asset Management in Estate Planning According to a recent report from ESPN, the Houston Texans have acquired running back David Montgomery in a trade with the Detroit... Read more »
Widow loses inheritance after challenging tycoon’s ‘one shekel’ no-contest will – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

Widow loses inheritance after challenging tycoon’s ‘one shekel’ no-contest will – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: No-Contest Clauses and Spousal Rights A recent high-profile international inheritance dispute highlights a critical issue that many California families face: the conflict between a surviving spouse’s property rights and... Read more »