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The Werner Law Firm

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FAQs

What is the Advantage of Making a Living Trust?

Perhaps the biggest advantage of setting up a living trust is that the property you leave when you die will not have to pass through probate court. The assets set in a trust cannot be touched by the courts. The money, property, and other holdings are essentially owned by the beneficiary and managed by the trustee. Putting your assets in trusts will help your heirs avoid the expense and lengthy process of the probate process, which can last for months and years and can consume more than 5% of your property.

How Much Does It Cost?

If you have modest assets and want to establish a basic living trust, you will not need a lawyer. Such trusts have become so common nowadays that there are apps you can download to help you do it on your own.

Will My Beneficiaries Be Protected from My Creditors?

The short answer is no. Technically, all the property that you owned can be claimed by your creditors. However, a living trust can make them work to find out who inherited what. Even though your ownership of your house is a matter of public record, the fact that it has been made part of a trust is not. It will therefore take some time for a creditor to find out who it went to. And by the time they do, it may be too late to file a claim.

Will I Save Money on Estate Taxes?

A basic living trust will have no effect on the state or federal taxes that you pay. Only those estates worth more than $11 million will owe federal estate tax. Unless your estate is worth more than this, you will not save anything.

We try to answer commonly asked questions like these on the FAQ page of our website.

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Boyd Law - Los Angeles

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Next Level Legal

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Hinojosa & Forer

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Parents of a special needs child face a difficult dilemma when it comes to planning for their IR As and retirement accounts. They can’t name the child as beneficiary of the retirement account because the special needs child usually cannot make prudent financial decisions and ownership of the account would disqualify the child from government assistance programs like SSI and Medi-Cal. On the other hand, designating a special needs trust as beneficiary of a retirement account would subject the account to tax and deprive the child of the tax benefits of a retirement account. In this article, I propose a better solution that will allow you to have your cake and eat it too.

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Average Cost	$500
Minimum cost	$250
Maximum cost	$3250
Avg Per Hour Rates	$375

Best Estate Planning Attorneys in Los Angeles, CA

The highest-rated Asset Protection & Estate Planning Law companies out of 156 vetted & reviewed in the Los Angeles area.

RMO Lawyers

G&R Multi-Services

Legacy One Law Firm

The Werner Law Firm

The Legal Reps Aplc

Law Offices of Christopher G. Hook

Goldfarb & Luu

Oaktree Law

Mike Manesh Law Offices

The Law Offices of Nigel Burns

Gomez Law

Boyd Law - Los Angeles

Theory Law APC

Barouti Law Corporation

Law Office of Kerry P. O'Brien

Next Level Legal

Hinojosa & Forer

Adams Law

Simkin & Associates

We the People - Legal Documents

JLS Consulting & Legal Services A Nonprofit Organization

The Green Law Group

Asher Law Group

STL Financial Services

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